The morning after the "storm" that brought the most snow to the Front Range so far this winter, UP 5098 is climbing out of Rocky toward Big Ten Curve.

On main two, a UP coal load works its way west up the steep 2% grade, while on main one, a BNSF manifest runs parallel to the coal load, attempting to overcome the same grade. Interesting watching... (more)

Union Pacific's Cheyenne Frontier Days is moving quickly northbound just past the siding of Ault on a bright July morning.

There isn't a cloud in the sky on this chilly February morning as the westbound Zephyr, running about 30 minutes late, climbs toward Tunnel 1 in a snowy winter wonderland. The lack of cloud cover ... (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)

The sun is shining brightly, but the evidence of a March blizzard from the day before is still very apparent! A dusting of snow covers everything as the Ski Train heads west toward Winter Park.

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)

The Ski Train makes its way west on the second of eight summer trips west toward Winter Park on 07-07-07. The train has just emerged from Tunnel 1 on the approach to Plain (UP Moffat Tunnel Sub).

With all the passengers onboard the eastbound California Zephyr, the conductor stands alone on the platform, waiting for the departure toward Chicago.

Trains on BNSF's Canyon Sub have to cross the North Platte River in order to get in or out of the west end of the yard in Guernsey. Such is the case for this eastbound coal load which is on the br... (more)

For the first time since being unveiled, UP 1989 heads west on the Moffat Road heading for Grand Junction.

BNSF 9380 leads an Iola, TX coal empty bound for the Powder River Basin. The (fresh) crew on board will take the train through Denver an up the Brush Subdivision.

It is still a few weeks too early for fall colors to be in full swing. This eastbound coal load crosses South Boulder creek as it descends away from the Continental Divide. In the distance, you ca... (more)

A southbound BNSF manifest, coming off of the Front Range Sub, crosses the UP Belt Industrial Lead at Utah Junction. A Warbonnet happens to be second out on the elephant-style manifest as it arriv... (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)