And old red and silver Dash 9 along with a re-painted SD75M lead a grain train south out of Palmer Lake.

A BN SD40-2 and two C30-7s lead coal empties from Texas back to the Powder River Basin. The BNSF merger is a little over a year old, but this photo could easily have been taken 10 years prior to ... (more)

northbound grain empty approaching Palmer Lake, CO

got lucky with a "sucker hole" in the clouds as BNSF's northbound Pikes Peak Local passed through Larkspur, CO

southbound BNSF coal load rounding Palmer Lake, CO led by a pair of old tired and worn original BN MACs

Coal loads work south toward the southern end of the Greenland Open Space as a lone horse chows down. I love the Greenland Open Space: miles and miles of near-unmarked beauty and very little civi... (more)

Two SD75Ms and a faded GEVO lead a short concrete train north through Palmer Lake. BNSF typically has a spare unit on the spur track here, but I haven't seen one for a couple of months now.

Coal loads work south out of Palmer Lake behind older EMD veterans.

UP empty welded rail train southbound out of Palmer Lake, CO headed for another load of new rail out of the Rocky Mnt Steel plant in Pueblo, CO

southbound coal load starting downgrade out of Palmer Lake, CO

just another northbound BNSF coal empty passes the northbound control signal at Palmer Lake, CO

A northbound ATSF Q Train was passing through Palmer Lake, CO on June 8, 1988, led by GP39-2 No. 3407.

On a section of railroad where employees of more than one company use the facilities, some method must be decided upon to give all employees access. ATSF and D&RGW switch locks resided side by s... (more)

southbound BNSF coal load descending the Pikes Peak Sub below Palmer Lake, CO