The heavy work now over, an eastbound freight runs downgrade on the eastern slopes of Tennessee Pass at Keeldar, near Leadville, behind 3092, 5317 and 3088, in May 1981.

The westbound RGZ applies the horses as it climbs out of Rollinsville towards the Moffat Tunnel in October 1981.

This AM3 service from Adelaide is augmented by extra loading for SCT as well as Great Northern GM27 and GM10, the latter on its delivery run after overhaul in Adelaide. Train engines are CLP14 and... (more)

D & RGW switcher 142 goes about its business at North Yard, Denver, in September 1981.

With headlights blazing, one hundred car eastbound coal #788 emerges from a snow storm just east of Eagle on the day after Christmas 1981 with 5412, 5407, 5388, 5394 and 5375 on the point and rear... (more)

Crossing open country alongside the Colorado River, between Gore and Little Gore Canyons, 3100, 3082, 3093 and 3091 and their westbound freight have just run through Azure siding in June 1981.

5396, 3002 and 3023 make their departure from Tennessee Pass siding with an eastbound freight in May 1981 after cutting out six helper units.

Another quintet of Tunnel Motors, 5404, 5376, 5344, 5377 and 5387, unusually find themselves on westbound #287 freight in Glenwood Canyon in March 1982.

With sun at a premium on this November afternoon, an unusual collection of Rio Grande power leans into the curve at Avon, near Minturn, with an eastbound freight, behind 3008, 3050, 5338 and 3021.... (more)

Tunnel Motors 5364, 5362, 5352, 5398 and 5406 on an eastbound coal make a smoky departure from Yarmony after a meet with a westbound freight in November 1981.

A faded UP 3383 with C & NW 6812, 6530 and 6849 undergo crew change on an southbound coal train in the UP Yard at Salt Lake City in September 1985.

Led by 5382, five Tunnel Motors on an eastbound coal await a meet with the westbound Rio Grande Zephyr at Granby in January 1982.

A premonition perhaps? - DRGW 5399, SP 9170 and UP 3744 gather in the yard at Grand Junction in August 1985.

Half length #790 (50 cars) eastbound loaded coal eases out of Minturn on a snowy February day in 1982, heading by 3090, 3112, 3085, 3100, with another eight GPs as swing helper. The name "Minturn"... (more)

Another pair of helpers farewell their train, this time 5398 and 5348 have just uncoupled from the rear of a westbound freight at Soldier Summit in August 1985. Another pair of Tunnel Motors conti... (more)