BNSF 3999 (ET44C4) breaks into the sun as it leads a special container of spent nuclear fuel through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 8786 (SD70ACe) muscles a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

The Colorado Joint Line is a legendary place in railroading. Here, at Palmer Lake, two western behemoths come together for a shared trip down the Front Range. Here, a BNSF manifest heads past the ... (more)

This being my first time in Colorado I was blown away by how "in the middle of nowhere" places that, even if they're actually near the growing metropolises, can be. Here, a lone GEVO ... (more)

D&RGW F7 5594 and mates lead a 92 car westbound freight near Palmer Lake Colorado on October 20th 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

BNSF 6014 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train south on the Joint Line through Palmer Lake.

BNSF 6014 (ES44AC) runs past a frozen Palmer Lake as it heads south on the Joint Line.

BNSF 7853 (ES44DC) leads a freight past the rock formations at Palmer Lake, Colorado.

KCS 4709 (ES44AC) leads a grain train south on the Joint Line through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 9017 (SD70ACe) runs the S curves leading to Palmer Lake on the Joint Line.

BNSF ACe 9017 leads a heavy coal train through Palmer Lake, Colorado as it runs south on the Joint Line.

KCS 4709 (ES44AC) runs south on the Joint Line as it leaves Palmer Lake, Colorado.

Kansas City Southern 4709 (ES44AC) runs south on the Joint Line through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

Kansas City Southern 4709 (ES44AC) leads a Canadian grain train towards Palmer Lake, Colorado on the Joint Line.

The late evening sun catches BNSF 8406 (SD70ACe) running in front of a rock formation at Palmer Lake, Colorado.