A 124 carload coal train slowly grinds up the grade of the Joint Line as it approaches the control point of Castle Rock as a thunderhead forms in the background.
The Chicago Northwestern UP 1995 heritage engine (SD70ACe) is waiting at a signal tower in Denver, Colorado for a crew that will take the empty coal train up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal heirtage unit, sits idle in BNSF's Irving Yard after bringing in the M TULIRB the previous night. 1072 would leave later in the evening with the M IRBTUL returning t... (more)