A quartet of 20 cylinder SD45T-2's roll across an old Rock Island bridge near Vona, Colorado with a Limon, CO bound train.
The end is in sight for the crew on 844 as they pound down the final 10 miles to Sharon Springs, Kansas where they will tie up for the night.
In another rare move the RDG-LV duo of NS heritage units went west even further on a Lincoln, NE to Laurel, MT manifest train. The train is seen here flying past the old CB&Q signals on their last... (more)
That's a wrap folks! After 40 years of service for the Union Pacific Railroad, engineer R.E. Helling stands by his last locomotive, just after climbing off the unit for the last time. Mr. Helling ... (more)
A trio of K-36's are gathered outside the engine house in Chama as the sun prepares to disappear from the western sky. The locomotives gathered around the engine house tonight are the 484, 488, 48... (more)
Smoke and cinders fly as DRGW 463 a Mudhen along with a K-36 attack Cumbres Pass with nine cars in tow. This was only the second doubleheader of the season for the C&TS.
Kyle 6843 is busy putting its train together as a pair of UP units rest on an adjacent track. The UP power will head back west for Denver with the cars the Kyle brought to town.
Sunset on the MoPac, it has been 16+ years since a through train ventured through the small town of Leoti, KS. 16 years since the ABS signals have displayed a high green indication for a westbound... (more)
CN 5641 leads a UP grain train from Colby, KS through a nice sag just west of Wakeeney, KS.
With the morning sun rising in the sky, UP 844 is steamed up and ready to depart Salina, Kansas westward for Sharon Springs.
UP 1989 is grinding up the final portion of Riga Hill as it leaves the Big Creek watershed behind and comes up onto the high plains of western Kansas.
K-36 488 coasts downhill just below Cresco tank on its way to Chama only about 10 miles ahead.
With Pikes Peak in the background Kyle 6843 grinds uphill towards Genoa, Colorado with a Phillipsburg, Kansas bound road local.
BNSF 1648 rolls across the mainline switch at the old Frisco North Yard in Oklahoma City. The power had just brought over a transfer to Watco's Stillwater Central Railroad and have been instructed... (more)
With the sun creeping over the horizon, Amtrak's Southwest Chief bounces along under the ATSF cantilever at Granada, CO.