BNSF 5898 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train over a bridge in Castle Rock, Colorado on the Joint Line.

BNSF 5898 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train through Castle Rock, Colorado on the Joint Line.

BNSF 6357 (ES44AC) struggles to pull a loaded coal train through the curve at Castle Rock, Colorado.

UP ACe 8802 leads a fast freight southbound on the Joint Line through Castle Rock, Colorado.

BNSF 6357 (ES44AC) leads a coal on the southbound track of the Joint Line through Castle Rock, Colorado.

BNSF 6357 (ES44AC) runs through the S curve at Castle Rock, Colorado as it heads south with a loaded coal on the Joint Line.

This particular Rawhide Mine, WY to Smithers Lake, TX coal train had an eclectic variety of early BNSF-era power, which included an SD70MAC leader and this DP set, which included another SD70MAC a... (more)

The hustle and bustle of everyday life in Castle Rock, CO is commonly interrupted by trains such as this Smithers Lake, TX bound coal train, navigating the twists and turns of Colorado's Joint Lin... (more)

KCS Belle 4541 (AC4400CW) leads the Q train south on the Joint Line through Castle Rock, Colorado.

A 124 carload coal train slowly grinds up the grade of the Joint Line as it approaches the control point of Castle Rock as a thunderhead forms in the background.

UP's North Antelope Mine, WY to Cochise, AZ coal train has no issue battling the heavy grade of Castle Rock with 5 motors total pulling the 118 car train. In the background, a spring time thunders... (more)

Snow and Sunrise Spring Sunrise on the Joint Line. A poetic dance of warm and cool light from the imminent sunrise play in the atmosphere with the frozen and super cooled water vapor;... (more)

BNSF Ace 9023 leads a loaded coal train through the snow at Castle Rock, Colorado.

Spring Snow on the Joint Line A delightful sunrise through the bands of heavy clouds and new wet snow layer Castle Rock and a south bound coal in sunrise light and color.

BNSF 5685 (ES44AC) muscles an empty coal train through Castle Rock, Colorado as it runs north on the Joint Line.