As opposed to current operations in 2002 it was common for the UP to send the MNYPU south in the later afternoon. This made for some prime viewing as the train would crest the Palmer Divide in the... (more)

UP's Rio Grande "heritage" unit was leading UP's normally nocturnal Pueblo to Denver North Yard manifest through Palmer Lake, CO

A northbound UP inspection special was passing through Palmer Lake, CO on the Joint Line this afternoon right after a thunder storm passed.

A two unit helper is cut in ahead of the caboose to assist a heavy coal train to Palmer Lake, summit of the Joint Line between Denver and Pueblo, CO. Although much has changed since this photo was... (more)

BNSF twice a week northbound Pikes Peak Local was making it's return trip from the Colorado Springs area back to Denver passing Palmer Lake when it had water in it. Due to varying reason includein... (more)

A northbound BNSF manifest was passing through Palmer Lake on a beautiful clear morning.

A typical northbound BNSF coal empty was passing through and around Palmer Lake on a beautiful clear calm morning.

Ex Santa Fe now BNSF 610 leads a UP empty soda ash train north through Palmer Lake on the Joint Line

The rear DP's on a normal everyday southbound BNSF coal load were proceeding around the big curve at Palmer Lake after a not so normal hail strom dumped inches of varous sized hail making for a wi... (more)

A normal everyday southbound BNSF coal load was proceeding around the big curve at Palmer Lake after a not so normal hail strom dumped inches of varous sized hail making for a winter looking scene... (more)

Variety is the name of the game these days power wise as this southbound BNSF manifest led by CSX and KCS power shows just south of Palmer Lake on the ever busy and interesting Joint Line.

One of the first photos I took after retiring to Palmer Lake, CO, was this northbound struggling into Palmer Lake with only two of the three units running shortly after a donwpour with the dwindli... (more)

A pair of CREX units in helper service between Denver and Colorado Springs are pushing the southbound loaded "stinky slinky" unit sulpher train over the top of the Palmer Divide at Palme... (more)

Southbound BNSF coal load a mile south of Palmer Lake

A pair of new leased CITIRAIL units have made into the fairly recently added manned helper pools based out of Big Lift, twenty miles south of Denver, for use on heavy southbounds