BNSF 3999 (ET44C4) runs through the S curve on the Joint Line at Palmer Lake, Colorado.

Here is a good look at the Department of Energy IDOX 010001 special heavyweight flat car designed to carry a container of spent nuclear fuel as it runs through Palmer Lake, Colorado in a BNSF trai... (more)

BNSF 6190 (ES44AC) runs a loaded coal train south on the Joint Line towards Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 8470 (SD70ACe) leads another loaded coal train through Palmer Lake as it heads south on the Joint Line.

An idle coal train at Palmer Lake affords the opportunity of a couple of fishermen to cross the tracks.

BNSF 8786 (SD70ACe) shoves a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake as it runs south on the Joint Line.

BNSF 6190 (ES44AC) leads a coal train through Palmer Lake on the Joint Line.

BNSF 3999 (ET44C4) breaks into the sun as it leads a special container of spent nuclear fuel through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 8786 (SD70ACe) muscles a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

The Colorado Joint Line is a legendary place in railroading. Here, at Palmer Lake, two western behemoths come together for a shared trip down the Front Range. Here, a BNSF manifest heads past the ... (more)

This being my first time in Colorado I was blown away by how "in the middle of nowhere" places that, even if they're actually near the growing metropolises, can be. Here, a lone GEVO ... (more)

D&RGW F7 5594 and mates lead a 92 car westbound freight near Palmer Lake Colorado on October 20th 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

BNSF 6014 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train south on the Joint Line through Palmer Lake.

BNSF 6014 (ES44AC) runs past a frozen Palmer Lake as it heads south on the Joint Line.

BNSF 7853 (ES44DC) leads a freight past the rock formations at Palmer Lake, Colorado.