The Front Range of the Rockies on a pleasant March morning. BNSF6403 has this manifest well underhand as it heads towards a Utah destination.
This loaded coal train from the mountains of Utah is now on the formidable 2.21% of the Blue Mountains. One of the toughest portions for settlers on the Oregon Trail was the Blues. The grades tha... (more)
A Utah RWY train with UP power loads high in the Cliffs west of Price, UT. The Wattis load-out would close soon after this photo was taken.
New SD9043MAC UP8261 screams upgrade past the Willow Creek Coal Load-Out. This was a bustling place loading many trains for the new LAXT. It was once projected to be one of the largest undergrou... (more)
UP8048 West blasts upgrade at the Kyune Gooseneck. The grade and curvature at this location make for a tortuous climb. Note the gleaming new NVPX coal hoppers..
A Union Pacific coal train climbs the 1% grade thru Azure, Colorado. The photo is taken from Inspiration Point. A easily accessible and very spectacular location. It is also the sight of several... (more)
SD90MAC 8509 lifts a lumber drag thru the Curvature at Bealville. The short-lived 6000 horsepower 90Macs spent much of their short service lives battling this grade with heavy lumber drags.
SP9817 exits Tunnel 10 with its train of Road-Railers.
UP 9105 heads upgrade thru Weber Canyon with a Manifest in tow.
Amtrak heads east thru the gorgeous Colorado Front Range about to enter Tunnel 27.
BN9648 leads a Northbound coal load up the 1.25% grade at Caballo Jct, WY. This is the steepest exit for coal loads leaving the Orin Line.
Oakway 9047 crawls up the 1.55% at Breezy Point. It is hard to believe it was 15 years ago, it seems like yesterday this was Front Line Power!
BN9693 lifts a train of coal past the old Stage Coach Road near Breezy Point, NE. Note the SD60MAC third out.
MRL 4302 lifts the Missoula bound manifest up the 2.2% grade of Mullan Pass.
SLRG 18 slips its wheels on a photo run-bye on the steep 3% grade of La Veta Pass.
