BNSF operated their track measurement train from Denver to La Junta, CO. BNSF SD40-2 6399 (ex-Burlington Northern 6327 renumbered in July 1998) and 6901 led the crew support car 81 (lettered Trac... (more)

Westward DRGW 146 on Belt Line crosses South Platte River on old wooden trestle. UP replaced bridge with steel and concrete in late 1990's account increased coal traffic via the Belt Line.

UP assigned GP40X units to Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr between Ogden, UT, and Denver, CO, across Wyoming. A few days later Amtrak would reroute the train through Colorado renaming it the Califor... (more)

The Denver to Pueblo train had numerous loaded gondolas of scrap metal headed for the old Colorado Fuel & Iron operation south of Pueblo, CO. Restaurant opened in old D&RGW depot back in 1973.

LVRC borrowed CV 3614 and teamed up with LVRC RS-3 7803. They pass covered bridge on snowy day. LVRC 7802, 7804 & 7805 were down awaiting parts that month.

Hard to find caboose escorted four, 4-truck Department of Defense cars. UP was moving the train west.

New Year's Eve at Denver Union Station owned by Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD). Their light rail station is in foreground. Fireworks over 16th Street Mall to welcome New Year. Sk... (more)

BNSF 2811 (tipping towards McDonalds located along Washington St) and SD40-2 RCL 6393 working North Lead collided with covered hoppers which derailed towards South Lead. No one injured.

Moving about 5 mph the Fridays only Potash Local emerged from Bootlegger Canyon headed for Potash. The unstable roadbed keeps the train at a crawl through the canyon and tunnel south of Moab.

BNSF mvoed BN rotary 972559 to Alliance, NE. Rotary was used to clear southern Colorado BNSF lines in January 2007 after holiday blizzard buried lines around La Junta and Springfield, CO. Rotary h... (more)

The Pueblo, CO, to Provo, Utah, power was cut off train and shoved to BNSF Denver Locomotive Shop. BNSF 340 is rare visitor to the Mile High City. Up front were CSXT SD70MAC 417 and BNSF 9-44CW 46... (more)

Lahaina Ka’anapali & Pacific (LK&P) #1 (named ANAKA) began its existance as an H.K. Porter Company 38" gauge 0-4-0 saddletanker. It once worked Ohio quarry. Line is operated by RailAmerica. C... (more)

Southbound traffic was heavy on the Joint Line but held for three northbounds (2-BNSF and one UP coal empty). Two BNSF freights wait for their turn over the snowy Palmer Divide. BNSF 5325 had Pasc... (more)

UP 949 was the west end unit on 6-car Operation Lifesaver special. Train operated push-pull with 951 and B-unit 963B on the east end. Rare to find the E-units operating in Colorado on their own. ... (more)

ATSF moved just delivered General Electric power on five unit light engine move from Denver to Pueblo, CO.