northbound BNSF Pikes Peak Local with namesake peak in distance after second dusting of snow in like number of days with more predicted for tonight. Fall is in the air.

just another typical run of the mill northbound BNSF coal empty approached Greenland, CO on this beautiful clear day in the neighborhood

BNSF's Pikes Peak Local is northbound passing the old cattle loading chute at Greenland, CO

A winged and flagged UP leader leads this northbound grain empty through the Greenland Open Space under the looming eye of Pikes Peak.

A little bit of tranquility as a pair of veterans shove on the tail end of a loaded coal train as it works its way through the Greenland Open Space.

northbound BNSF Pikes Peak Local Greenland, CO

BNSF northbound coal empty Greenland, CO

BNSF manifest northbound Greenland, CO

A matched duo of SD70MACs leads coal south through Greenland after waiting for traffic in The Sag to clear.

northbound BNSF empty coal train approaching Greenland, CO

BNSF's northbound Pikes Peak Local heads for Denver at Greenland, CO as it's namesake Pikes Peak looms in the distance

BNSF's Pikes Peak Local is working hard with a larger than normal train as it climbs south towards the summit of the Monument Divide through Greenland, CO

I was hoping for a matched set of H1 SD40-2s on today's Pikes Peak Local, but two Geeps in Cascade Green was a nice consolation! Here the duo is underway again after waiting for a southbound coal... (more)

A loaded coal train struggles up the grade on the Joint Line as it heads towards Palmer Lake. There the helpers will be cut off and return to Denver. Larkspur Butte looms in the background.

A coal train runs through Greenland on the Joint Line. Dynamic brakes are whining as the loco holds the train on the hill.