Italian built hydrotreater reactor for Suncor Energy refinery, Commerce City, CO, dwarfs wood trestle on BNSF line between La Junta to Pueblo, CO.

The Rio Grande heritage unit (ex-UP 8521) design was done by Dave Markes with help from Lance Koenig and Marty Amsler. UP hired Bailey Lauerman, the firm designing UP's six heritage units.

UP business car UPP 114 FEATHER RIVER on 20-car Cheyenne Frontier Days Train passed Alliant Techsystems (ATK) solid rocket booster train. Car at left was KCS 710016.

13-cars tipped over near front of train coming off Belt Line onto the Greeley line. View looks north towards front of train.

BNSF coal load with TLKX cars derailed 5-car departing LoDo Siding. Workers cut truck bolster from TLKX 12239. Train blocked both mains halting Joint Line train traffic starting about 11:00 AM Dec... (more)

South Park Rail Society Klondike Kate 4, Baldwin built 1912 2-6-2 operated on Boreas Pass Railroad Day, 17 August 2019. Klondike Kate 4 was built as Klondike Mines Railway 4 and nicknamed for co-... (more)

Union Pacific sent two snow fighting trains out of Denver Dec. 31st. 2nd train had Denver & Rio Grande Western RR Jordan spreader AX-41 normally stored at UP's North Yard, Denver. Train leaves Col... (more)

Denver & Rio Grande Western RR Heritage unit ready for nocturnal North Yard, Denver to Pueblo, CO, train of June 23rd. UP SD70M 4369 & 4471 behind UP 1989 on Old West by North Yard Tower.

Eastman Kodak 9 is an ex-Chicago & Western Indiana RR unit built in 1950. The Rochester & Genesee Valley RR Museum had it running for Diesel Days Aug 18 and 19. Number 9 was acquired by Kodak Park... (more)

Business side of cab looking at Winter Park Ski Resort.

Steam has returned to Alamosa! Former Southern Pacific RR 1744 had been wyed after working 4-car San Luis Express train from La Veta, CO. SLRG B39-8 8577 had wyed two-car Antonito train. It was re... (more)

Caboose 01488 was warm as westbound Denver North Yard to Roper Yard, Salt Lake City climbed the Front Range on frigid, snowy morning.

Ground blizzard engulfs North Yard, Denver, CO, to Provo, Utah, manifest at windy Tolland on UP's Moffat Tunnel line. Zero visibility at times made it difficult to stand outside the vehicle.

Union Pacific 1982 painted Missouri Pacific two tone blue with screaming eagle on the flanks and 1983 (Western Pacific inspired scheme) handled the 19-car Junior Old Timers Employee special from L... (more)

Missoula to Laurel local heads east across former Northern Pacific built trestle.