Coors Critter 998 (SW1001) takes a boxcar full of beer to the yard at the large Coors brewing facility in Golden, Colorado.

CORX 998 (SW1001) heads back to the Coors Brewery after dropping off a boxcar of beer in the yard.

Coors Critter 998 (SW1001) has just dropped off a boxcar of beer in the yard and heads back to the Coors brewing facility.

Coors Brewery's C997 (SW1000) leads a load of special hoppers to their silo to get another load of grain for the tasty beer.

Coors Critter C997 (SW1000) pulls a load of special hoppers to the silo on the east side of the Coors Brewing facility in Golden, Colorado.

Coors Brewery Critter 997 (SW1000) shuffles cars in the yard next to the brewing plant located in Golden, Colorado.

Coors Critter 998 (SW1001) heads back to the Coors brewing facility after dropping off a car in the yard.

The smoke from the wildfires in the western states filters out the sun as Coors Critter 997 (SW1000) heads to the grain silo to pick up a string of hoppers to take to the brewery.

Coors' SW1000 takes a load of hoppers to the brewery in the early morning.

Coors Critter 997 (SW1000) crosses an old bridge on the grounds of the Coors Brewery.

Coors Brewery critter #998 (SW1001) heads to the brewing facility with a cut of the specially designed hopper cars.

One opportunity to photograph the switchers that work the Coors Brewery grounds is when they move the special hoppers to and from the grain silo on the east end of the massive complex.

The Coors Brewery critters don't often present themselves for photos, as they mostly operate in the interior areas of the sprawling facility in Golden, Colorado. Here is CORX 997 (SW1000) droppin... (more)

The massive Molson Coors Brewing company sits in the foothills of Golden, Colorado. Here we see the brewery's SW1000 get ready to head to the yard to collect some tank cars to bring into the plant... (more)

CORX 997 (SW1000) pushes a cut of tank cars over the old girder bridge leading into the massive Coors brewing facility.