The day is starting off overcast, but the clouds are thin enough to the east to provide for a spectacular sunrise. The Winter Park Express is west of Leyden, approaching a clear signal at MP 14.5.... (more)

A very rare occurrence on UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub as a Spartan Cab SD40-2 leads a westbound coal empty, assaulting the roughly 2% grade on the approach to Tunnel 1. It was expected the SD40-2 would... (more)

The blue of CSX's Dark Future scheme looks mighty fine amidst the Rocky Mountains. this coal train, which originated east of the Mississippi on CSX, has managed to keep all three of is CSX leaders... (more)

An eastbound coal load makes its way through the S-Curves at Coal Creek and Blue Mountain on a soggy September morning. The train, sneaking beneath low-hanging clouds, loaded at the Energy Mine on... (more)

On a beautiful, crystal clear Colorado morning, the eastbound Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus train descends down the main at Plain on its way into Denver. UP found some very nice power f... (more)

A very colorful Herzog ballast train rolls east on UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub. These ballast cars are new and are painted white with red ends. The result is one of the most unique trains I've ever sho... (more)

On June 4, 2016, BNSF ran an Employee Appreciation Special north out of Denver, CO at 1300 and 1800. The train ran up BNSF's Front Range Sub to Boulder and back. Employees not working were free to... (more)

Union Pacific closed Burnham Shops on Valentine's Day, 2016. Nearly four months later and DRGW 3006 still sites on one of the few-remaining coach yard tracks on the west side of the yard. 3006 is ... (more)

Creeping along at 12 MPH, this testing special is about to disappear into the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel. The train will stop at East Portal, wait for the tunnel to vent, and return west thr... (more)

After meeting the westbound California Zephyr, EMD starts testing its Tier-4 prototypes. UP's units are pulling east, but will soon throttle down and enter full dynamics. At that point, the SD70AC... (more)

Generally speaking, UP's daily North Yard, CO to Roper, UT manifest is called at 3:30am. The process from call time to departure is typically 3-4 hours for the MNYRO. The result is usually an earl... (more)

Making a rare appearance in Colorado, UP 1996 (the Southern Pacific Heritage Unit) leads the MRONYX-28 in to Denver. The train is leaving the east end of Rocky and headed for the west entrance to ... (more)

Making a rare appearance in Colorado, UP 1996 (the Southern Pacific Heritage Unit) leads the MRONYX-28 in to Denver. The train is leaving the east end of Rocky and headed for the west entrance to ... (more)

As quickly as it came to Denver, it left Denver! UP 1996 came in on the MNYRO the day before. After a night in Denver, it was setup as the sole DPU on the tail end of the MNYRO. Back to Utah! A... (more)

On a frigid December morning, an eastbound BNSF manifest winds its way through the S-curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. You can see the back half of the train, descending from Tunnel One in ... (more)