A pair of BNSF locomotives assist a loaded coal train south on the railroad's Joint Line subdivision at Palmer Lake. While the tallest mountains are still snow covered, summer is in full bloom in ... (more)

A northbound empty coal train passes through Palmer Lake, CO on August 13, 2016.

A GE AC4400CW brings up the rear of a southbound coal train in Palmer Lake, CO on August 13, 2016.

Although the season has certainly changed since the last time I was here in February, the power definitely has not. The 5741 and 6201 ... (more)

The Sun is trying to break out of the clouds as light rain showers continue to fall with the Circus train pulling to a stop at Palmer Lake.

Basking in the late afternoon light, BNSF locomotive 9032 leads a southbound coal train through Palmer Lake, CO on June 11, 2016.

D&RGW 5401 leads a coal train on the Joint Line just north of Palmer Lake in June of 1989.

Clouds build up over the Front Range Foothills as southbound coal loads led by a pair of BNSF SD70ACe's drop down the Palmer Divide at Palmer Lake, Colorado along the Joint Line on May 23, 2016.

BNSF's twice weekly northbound Pikes Peak Local was climbing towards the top of the Palmer Divide at Palmer Lake

BNSF's twice weekly northbound Pikes Peak Local passing Palmer Lake

UP unit military train Spruce siding.

Mop meets Rock. On July 3, 1965, two weeks after massive floods shut down almost all rail service into Denver the situation along Colorado’s Joint Line is still far from normal. Missouri Pacific’s... (more)

Storm light over the joint line at Palmer Lake

A storm is threatening Santa Fe’s southbound freight on Colorado’s Joint Line as it leaves Larkspur and climbs to the fifth highest summit on the AT&SF at Palmer Lake, 7,237-ft. FP-45 91 restore... (more)

A pair of BN GEs shove a loaded BNSF Powder River coal train the last mile over the summit at Palmer Lake on the Joint Line. The red number boards on 5106 denote this unit as having been upgraded... (more)