A newer UP ACM rebuild leads a long eastbound general freight up Beaumont Hill between Ordway and El Casco.
Near sunset, UP 6350 departs the yard westbound. UP 5338 is a GP40-2, starting out life as SP No. 7955.
Coal Loads Head South on the Chester Sub as the Fall Color on the Bluffs Start to really pop.
Empty coal climbs the grade into Palmer Lake. UP doesn't hold back when it comes to power...this train had two AC units up front, two mid-train, and two more on the rear. As a comparison, BNSF t... (more)
A westbound UP manifest chugs out of Tunnel 1, with Coal Creek Peak dominating the scene.
This grain train gets a much needed crew change after waiting in the siding for nearly 5 hours!
