Dusk settles over Colorado’s Denver Union Station on March 13, 2020, and over on Track 5, the Winter Park Express ski train has recently arrived and has already unloaded its passengers and gear.... (more)

The fresh snow really makes the Armour Yellow of UP 1997 and the other motors in the North Yard pop.

UP 1826 (SD40N) works the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

ATSF 90 and mates lead train 101, the Centennial State, out of Denver with 7 cars at 30 MPH in 1951. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

UP 1826 (SD40N) works the North Yard in Denver, Colorado as other engines are getting service.

DENVER CO Oct 3 1983 — Burlington Northern GP20 2048 rests at the engine facility. My photo.

The Denver Rock Island Railroad's SW1500 muscles a cut of oil cans to a pickup point by the BNSF.

UP 1381 (an ex-Southern Pacific GP40-2) sits in the North Yard with other engines.

UP 8821 (SD70ACe) runs light on the Belt Line and crosses over the South Platte River as it heads to the 36th Street Yard in Denver, Colorado.

BNSF 1993 (SD40-2) crosses the South Platte River in north Denver, Colorado.

From passengers to beer
For many years, Burlington Northern operated a trio of EMD SDP40s on the branch to Golden serving the sprawling Coors Brewery—on trains called the “Beer Runâ... (more)

UPY 625 (GP15-1) joins other light power in the North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

UP 6162 (ES44AC) notches up as it strains to move a heavy oil can train on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

UP 6162 (ES44AC) leads an oil can train west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

UP 1865 (SD40N) leads a freight over the South Platte River in northeast Denver, Colorado.