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.

It's hard to believe this photo was taken in 2011, especially considering the lead unit of the Pikes Peak Local is 48-years-old and the second unit, BNSF 1514, is 54-years-old! I wonder if EMD ev... (more)

A nice ACe leader brings coal into Greenland under interesting skies.

Coal loads pull south through Greenland on a warm winter afternoon.

Two executive MACs work hard up the Palmer Divide

First generation AC power leads coal loads south through Greenland and by the fall colors on Rattlesnake Butte. On the lee side of the Front Range here, "fall colors" occur at a blink-and-you-mis... (more)

Coal loads creep their way south through Greenland. There's a defect detector just behind me that will usually say "train too slow" in it's Speak & Spell voice after these coal trains sloth by...... (more)