An Americanized 2-10-2 operated by Iowa Interstate charges out of Newton on a Fire Department benefit trip on a hot June day.
UP 844 leads the "Big Jack" Centennial up a small grade towards Terry Ranch Road at Speer, WY just south of Cheyenne. This is looking SSE towards Carr, CO. 844 puts out a little smoke for the phot... (more)
UP 844 heads to the turntable to turn to face south while Conductor Coker dismounts to operate the table.
OMLX 4327 brings a cut of cars into Johnstown while OMLX 2959 heads back to Loveland. In the time before this shot, 2959 and 4327 tried to move a cut of 120 hoppers up a hill to make room for more... (more)
As the engineer has his grip on the throttle, Fireman J.W. Magee checks his fire prior to attacking the 1.0% grade with a 12 car train as his student keeps an eye ahead, assisting the engineer wit... (more)
As Eli opens the throttle up, it produces an amazing smoke show as 8419 and the train pull out of Fraser and up a slight grade over the Fraser road crossing.
As Eli and Joe run 8419, Stephen and John grab shots of the train coming out of town and across Marion Street for the trip to Fraser.
Taken on railroad property by a railroad employee. A former VIA rail workhorse strolls at a slow leisurely pace off the Bass Point Creek High Bridge on a beautiful October afternoon. This bridge i... (more)
While UP 844 is stopped for routine maintenance, "Lurch" talks with some kids about Steam railroading.
Two units lead the Denver to Great Falls manifest across the Union Pacific East-West mainline.
UPRR's Steam special pulling for a short stop at Elkhart Then heading North.
The eastbound Z-train passes a Lincoln Highway monument along with a set of wheels from the recent (May, 2013) 30-car coal train derailment here that closed down a track on the mainline, and close... (more)
On it's final run of the 2015 Cheyenne Frontier days, the A-B-A set plus the big DD40AX glide north out of Fort Lupton on a cloudy afternoon.
BNSF 6431 pushes the Platte River train into Cheyenne for a quick crew change.
