Spring Sunrise at Larkspur and the Palmer Divide Southbound coal passes through the pines near Larkspur moving south into a foggy snowy wet sunrise near the Palmer Divide.

All EMD

BNSF coal empty called 10:30 on February 27, 2021 had a nice lengthy consist of EMD power showing BNSF 8564, 9370, 9106, 9396, FXE 4076, FXE 4058. This train r... (more)

Jordan Spreader Called to Duty WGBRWF-04 Sunday, March 5, 2023 Union Pacific moved Jordan Spreader ex-Rio Grande AX-41 to Rawlins, WY for snow removal work. Creeping along at 15 mph ea... (more)

Super Elevation
Ed Dickens in command leans the Big Boy 4014 west of Hanna, WY.

Fresh Paint Westbound 5 climbs the tunnel district at Crescent, CO with 164’s first run with new Heritage Paint.

Breakdown

Rio Grande Southern Twenty somewhere on the RGS is having a problem with a car; crews scramble to solve the issue without success at this moment. A busy motorist wit... (more)

Goshawk Ridge & The Spirit

Sunday October, 4 the Spirit 1943 special led the Manifest from Grand Junction to North Yard out of T7 (tunnel 7). Made for a long ride for the crew... (more)

Julesburg Highball
Obligatory overpass overlook shot eastbound from Julesburg, CO, 4014 and crews begin the high ball for the Nebraska Overland Route.

Mountain Railroading

In unison, triple header #487, #488, and #489 struggle up the grade near Dalton displaying the drama of mountain steam narrow gauge railroading as only the... (more)

Classic Crescent Winter temperatures at minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit with all the splendors this most beautiful of a view in the morning sun after a winter storm.

Storm Light at Tonnville

Severe weather warnings shut down the Brush Sub for a time on this stormy evening in June 2019. Waiting impatiently for the weather to pass this ... (more)

Snowy Morning over Eldorado Canyon

An early Winter storm ravaged the front range for 2 days between September 7-9. A pleasant surprise on the morning of the 10th both that the ... (more)

Blowing Snow & Sunshine

8 locomotives in a row with heavy coal are in full reflected light off the freshly fallen and blowing snow. Subzero windchill grips my feet in these 40 ... (more)

Spring snow is in full grip of the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision on this early morning blue hour in April, 2020. This eastbound BNSF manifest is rolling through the horseshoe at Coal Creek, CO. Shot o... (more)

The Golden Switch along Clear Creek

Beautiful fall vibrance fills the area near Miller Coors Dustribution while the Golden Switch is setting out a load of Hops which zig-zags ... (more)