A northbound empty coal train goes through Palmer Lake, Colorado on a sunny, but cold January morning.

Northbound UP military train climbing toward the top of the Palmer Divide near Palmer Lake.

A pair of KCS engines head North on the point of this BNSF military train heading towards Denver.

Having topped the Joint Line at Palmer Lake a northbound BNSF empty coal bucket slips down grade behind SD70MAC 9797. Pulling the grade up to 'the sag' a southbound BNSF manifest will soon be paus... (more)

My girlfriend Megan gets her shots of the DPU's as BNSF SD70MAC No. 8953 and BNSF SD70ACe No. 8785 bring up the rear of coal empties from Smithers Lake, Texas as they pass through and will soon to... (more)

New Tier 4 loco leading BNSF southbound Denver to Amarillo freight passing through Palmer Lake.

BNSF northbound Amarillo to Denver freight passing through Palmer Lake.

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

One of the few MAC's that received the BNSF paint "Wagon Scheme" decal on the nose leads a southbound coal load into Palmer Lake.

One of the few MAC's that received the newest BNSF paint scheme leads a southbound coal load passed Palmer Lake.

In looking for another image I ran across this shot taken in August 2010 from the top of Ben Lohman Mountain. Back during a time when I was intent on taking shots on from the top of both hills on ... (more)

Obligatory Palmer Lake curve shot.

On June 27, 1965 nothing along Colorado’s Joint Line is as it should be. Ten days after massive floods shut down almost all rail traffic into and out of Denver, trains are just starting to move ag... (more)

A view from several hundred feet above Palmer Lake, CO., shows a northbound coal empty snaking around the big curve in town, with the DPU visible in the upper left corner. Out front are BNSF units... (more)

BNSF 9123 fights the final stretch of uphill track as it nears the summit of the grade at Palmer Lake. Main #2 can be seen right above the train.