Denver Rock Island Railroad's 553 (SW8) heads to client in the Denver Stockyards.

Denver Rock Island Railroad's veteran SW8 moves a gondola across Packinghouse Road in the area called the Stockyards.

Denver Rock Island Railroad's SW8 works a cut of gondolas next to the Exchange Building in the Denver stock yards area. Soon this industrial swath of land will be transformed into offices, parks ... (more)

Here is a profile shot of Denver Rock Island Railroad's SW8 #553.

It gets crowded along Packinghouse Road in Denver, but the crew of the Denver Rock Island Railroad are used to it.

DRIR 553 moves a cut of gondolas into a small yard in central Denver.

Denver Rock Island Railroad's 80 year old SW8 moves a cut of gondolas past the exchange building at the Stock Yards in central Denver.

Denver Rock Island Railroad's SW8 drops off a cut of oil cans in an industrial area around the Denver Stock Yards.

Denver Rock Island 553 switches out boxcars at the Waste Management paper recycling facility near the old Stockyards in Denver.

The Denver Rock Island Railroad puts their SW8 to daily use servicing the various industrial businesses around the Denver Stock Yards.

DRIR 553 (SW8) runs along a narrow yard situated between the stock show grounds and the South Platte River. This area is about to be transformed due to the passing of a $856M redevelopment initia... (more)

Denver Rock Island Railroad's 553 (ex Coors Brewing Company SW8) pulls a cut of oil cans across the BNSF track adjacent to Packinghouse Road in downtown Denver.

You have to salute the Denver Rock Island Railroad for extending the operational life of the units they own. Were it not for them using their versatile fleet of SW1500, SW10, NW2 and SW8 engines ... (more)

The Denver Rock Island Railroad's 553 (SW8) runs a cut of gondolas along Packinghouse Road in Denver.

If you want to see some great small line railroading you need to visit the Denver Rock Island Railroad's operations in north Denver. On a given day they can typically be found operating their SW8... (more)