The eastbound train fights hard up a visible grade past Coxo on its way to Windy Point.
A 200 car coal train heads south past AC Tower where railfans watch from all levels.
The only westbound of the evening lights up the diamonds as it passes slowly over them.
The morning Pennsylvanian is eastbound over the bridge outside of Summerhill on the West Slope.
Dozens of trains crossing the diamonds daily means maintaining them every month. And maintaining them means welding them up and grinding them down, as seen here.
Extra 463 climbs the mesa in between southern Colorado and northern New Mexico with Stock Extra 315 following in the distance.
An empty coal train heads downhill past the Cassandra overlook where large icicles have formed, with a pair of helpers supplying braking.
Extra 463 crosses over Hangman's Trestle on a crystal clear day to end September.
After seeing John West's picture (172893) of this scene from the 1960s, I wanted to get my own shot of it. It is amazing how much as changed, from the road to the trees.
D&RGW 315 pulls a short freight up to Cumbres outside of Antonito with the sounds echoing everywhere.
During a rainstorm, a pair of standard cabs lead their train into the tunnel at Gallitzin.
Tying for the highest number engine I have seen, BNSF 9998 and an unlikely partner head south with an empty NS coal train.
A general merchandise freight heads up the hill past MG Tower as some MoW workers check the signals.
Need a car? We've got one for you on one of 70 autoracks on this train! Need spare parts? 86 foot boxcars, 50 of 'em hold the parts you need for your car!
487 arrives in Chama with its train as the Friends look on by the caboose they are restoring, as the coal tipple stands in the backround.
