A southbound BNSF grain train is pulling through the "sag", a short level area a couple of miles north of the top of the Palmer Divide grade at Palmer Lake.

A southbound BNSF coal load was just starting it's descent of the Palmer Divide near Palmer Lake.

Freshly in service, this shiny gem was cutting its teeth working helper (not DPU) service up from Denver to the Palmer Divide on the Joint Line.

A pair of CREX lease GE's make for a nice helper set as they wait for a signal to head back North towards Denver. What remains of Palmer Lake is seen in the foreground as unfortunately the pictur... (more)

BNSF's Denver to Kansas City train drops downgrade from Palmer Lake with this nice consist of a pair of NS engines and two BNSF SD40-2's in Cascade Green!

A northbound BNSF manifest with an unusual five Boeing fuselages up front is just starting to long descent to Denver after topping the Palmer Divide near Palmer Lake

An unusual engine at a very familiar location! NS 8102, the Pennsy Heritage engine passes by the well known knoll at Palmer Lake with an empty Oil train. It leads a pair of BNSF engines in light... (more)

A northbound BNSF grain empty has just topped the grade up Monument Hill and is starting the long descent to Denver and points east.

BNSF's Kansas City to Denver train HKCKDEN was starting the lond descent of the Palmer Divide to Denver a mile north of the top of the Divide at Palmer Lake

One of the better looking former Santa Fe Super Fleet Warbonnets led a southbound BNSF manifest around what used to be Palmer Lake

The rear DPU on a southbound BNSF manifest is starting the long descent to Colorado Springs rounding what used to be Palmer Lake as last years devastating Black Forest fire loomed on the horizon o... (more)

A southbound BNSF coal load is climbing Monument Hill a couple of miles south of the top of the grade using the normal northbound only main number two shot from the original grade of the Santa Fe ... (more)

In heavy fog and cold temps a southbound BNSF coal load was about to crest the grade over the Palmer Divide on the BNSF Pikes Peak Sub at Palmer Lake.

A northbound BNSF coal empty led by a pair of original paint MACs has just come over the top of the Palmer Divide at Palmer Lake as is starting the long descent to Denver with the old town of Palm... (more)

Even with all of the new (largely GE) power that BNSF has purchased in the last 15 years, SD70MACs still run hard and can often be found on coal trains headed to or coming from the Powder River Ba... (more)