BNSF 4982 (Dash9) rounds the corner at Burke's Hill and climbs towards Louisville, Colorado.

On some days, visiting the BNSF operations in Denver is like you entered Mr. Peabody's WABAC (wayback) time machine. Here we see a pair of former Burlington Northern cascade green engines working ... (more)

You can also currently find a number of former Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway engines working the Denver Yard. Basking in the last minutes of a Colorado sunset, here we see 2854 (GP39-2) b... (more)

The BNSF orange really stands out in the snow. Here we see BNSF 5846 (ES44AC) crossing a culvert as it leads a coal train between Castle Rock and Larkspur, Colorado.

With light snow falling, a high-balling stack train running eastward out of Denver on the Brush Sub takes the green and meets BNSF 8455 (SD70ACe) holding on a siding with a load of coal. Once the... (more)

The California Zephyr led by AMTK 10 (P42DC) makes the turn in Coal Creek Canyon and begins the climb up to Tunnel #1.

After having just exited the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel, BNSF 4275 (ES44C4) leads a freight with 5 pulling and 2 pushing through the evergreens and aspens as it heads to Tolland, Colorado.

BNSF 5232 peeks around the corner of tunnel 29 as it winds its way through the canyon east of Pinecliffe, Colorado.

The open prairie land between Greenland and Palmer Lake is known as Spruce, Colorado, and allows one to take an entire coal train into view. BNSF 5846 (ES44AC) strains to pull a loaded coal up th... (more)

BNSF 5846 (ES44AC) strains to puss a loaded coal past Spruce, Colorado.

Once the heavy coal trains make the steep climb between Larkspur and Palmer Lake, they head downhill towards Colorado Springs. Here we see BNSF 8775 (SD70ACe) running along the trees that make Pa... (more)

A few notable visitors to the Denver BNSF engine servicing facility include a Ferromex ACe and two Executive MACs.

BNSF 8782 (SD70ACe) climbs the steep grade between Larkspur and Palmer Lake, Colorado. Loaded coal trains usually require 4 to 5 units to make the climb, and often creep along at jogging speed unt... (more)

BNSF 5846 (ES44AC) leads a coal train through the Black Forest of Larkspur, Colorado.

BNSF 8782 (SD70ACe) leads a loaded coal train towards Palmer Lake, Colorado.