The Denver Rock Island's SW1500 pulls a cut of oil cans across Packinghouse Road in Denver.
Denver Rock Island Railroad's SW1500 crosses Packinghouse Road with a pair of hoppers.
While the tracks used by the Denver Rock Island Railroad are old, and perhaps not what you might call 'class I' quality, they do their job just fine.
The Denver Rock Island Railroad has been working these tracks since 2005 when the DRIR acquired the Stock Yard Lead from the Union Pacific Railroad. Although still functional, the tracks in this a... (more)
There's a storm on the horizon and the crew of DRIR 1083 works to deliver some gondolas and tank cars to customers on the north end of their Denver territory.
It is uncertain if the pending stock show complex redevelopment will solve the close quarter running of the Denver Rock Island Railroad's engine along Packinghouse Road.
If you like the Denver Rock Island Railroad you might want to visit their Denver operation soon. The area that they serve (one of the last true industrial areas left called 'The Stockyards') is a... (more)
DRIR 1083 (SW1500) moves a cut of gondolas to a client in the Denver Stockyards.
DRIR 1083 plays in the street north of the Denver Stockyards.
The Denver Rock Island Railroad's 1083 (SW1500) pulls a small freight out of the industrial park in central Denver.
Close quarter running for the Denver Rock Island Railroad along Packinghouse Road in Denver.
The Denver Rock Island Railroad operates under tight conditions on Packinghouse Road in Denver.
Today's itinerary for the Denver Rock Island Railroad's 1083 (SW1500) is to sort a collection of gondolas in the Stockyards area.
DRIR 1083 moves a cut of gondolas along Packinghouse Road in an area known as the Stockyards. In the background is the water tower to the old Armour meat processing plant, which in the 1920's was... (more)
The Denver Rock Island Railroad's SW1500 crosses Packinghouse Road in Denver.