One of the few MAC's that received the BNSF paint "Wagon Scheme" decal on the nose leads a southbound coal load into Palmer Lake.

One of the few MAC's that received the newest BNSF paint scheme leads a southbound coal load passed Palmer Lake.

In looking for another image I ran across this shot taken in August 2010 from the top of Ben Lohman Mountain. Back during a time when I was intent on taking shots on from the top of both hills on ... (more)

Obligatory Palmer Lake curve shot.

On June 27, 1965 nothing along Colorado’s Joint Line is as it should be. Ten days after massive floods shut down almost all rail traffic into and out of Denver, trains are just starting to move ... (more)

A view from several hundred feet above Palmer Lake, CO., shows a northbound coal empty snaking around the big curve in town, with the DPU visible in the upper left corner. Out front are BNSF units... (more)

BNSF 9123 fights the final stretch of uphill track as it nears the summit of the grade at Palmer Lake. Main #2 can be seen right above the train.

BNSF 8767 and a sister ACe were dispatched as manned helpers to rescue a manifest which had stalled out on the ascent up the Palmer Divide, seen here from the famed railfan hump pulling up the gra... (more)

The sun has risen above the clouds as coal empties from Smithers Lake, Texas to Black Thunder Mine, Wyoming led by BNSF SD70ACe No. 8420 pass through Palmer Lake, Colorado on January 24, 2016.

Third unit 5672 in this BN freight is a former Northern Pacific engine U28C

Southbound BNSF coal train descending out of Monument as seen from recently opened over pass.

Southbound twice weekly BNSF Pikes Peak Local descending between Palmer Lake and Monument

Southbound BNSF coal load approaching Palmer Lake

Northbound UP coal empty Palmer Lake