Rain, fog, and wheel slip. That pretty much sums up of what's happening here. An SD70M, AC6044CW, and SD40N lead the North Yard - Grand Jct manifest as they climb the grade at Big Ten Curve.

Minutes after the sun went away, running over eight and a half hours late, Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr climbs the 2% grade through Coal Creek Canyon up towards Tunnel #1.

An eight and half hour late Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr, led by Amtrak no. 198 round the s-curve at Blue Mountain Road in Coal Creek Canyon west of Denver. Right as soon as the locomotives pa... (more)

Two BNSF Heritage Two painted C44-9W's lead elephant style on the Tacoma, WA to Omaha, NE stack train at Legion Park in Boulder, CO with the Valmont Power Plant in the background.

Right before the sun ducks behind the mountains for the day, Union Pacific no. 5595 brings up the rear of this Midlothian, TX coal load at the east end of the siding at Pinecliffe.

A Warbonnet BNSF C44-9W no. 4713 and Union Pacific C40-8 no. 9188 lead the Tacoma, WA to Omaha, NE stack train at Broomfield. The train has just started up once again after getting fueled before g... (more)

A Warbonnet BNSF C44-9W no. 4713 and Union Pacific C40-8 no. 9188 lead the Tacoma, WA to Omaha, NE stack train at Legion Park in Boulder, CO.

As the late afternoon sunshine continues to get lower behind the mountains, a West Elk Mine, CO to Midlothian, TX loaded coal train eases down the grade approaching the CO-HWY 72 crossing in Pinec... (more)

Overlooking the Denver Metro Area, two trains can be seen over five miles away or eight rail miles away at Leyden near Arvada. The North Yard - Roper Yard manifest is seen heading west at Chemical... (more)

A two hour late Amtrak #6 races out of Tunnel #29 in the tunnel district after meeting a westbound manifest at Pinecliffe.

Looking down from the old Rollins Pass right-of-way, an eastbound Pasadena, TX bound loaded coal train eases down the grade just east of the Moffat Tunnel.

A former Burlington Northern EMD SD70MAC no. 9685 leads a BNSF GE C44-9W no. 4405 on this long empty crude oil repo train at Highland, CO. The train will round the curve ahead and meet a southboun... (more)

A pleasant evening at Denver Union Station. I haven't been here since I rode the Ski Train about ten or so years ago. It's a really nice station inside and out. I wish Amtrak made more of an appea... (more)

A westbound BNSF trackage rights manifest rounds the curve climbing the hill at the Jefferson County Open Space near Coal Creek Canyon west of Denver.

Three BNSF GE's lead this heavy Provo, UT bound manifest up the 2% grade in Coal Creek Canyon as a cold front brings light rain and fog in 40 degree weather.