With the sun about to set in the western sky, a northbound BNSF manifest slows coming into Cheyenne right before crossing over the UP main line on the C&S Bridge.

An eastbound manifest races through the small town town of Bushnell, NE on UP's Transcontinental Main Line. The population of the small Western Nebraska town is only 162 people. November 16, 2013.

On August 3, 2013, a rather rare event happened on BNSF's Front Range Subdivision. A fisherman with a lot of money chartered a three car private car special from Denver, CO to Montana. The fisherm... (more)

Racing along at 60 MPH, the hot shot Denver, CO to Chicago, IL Z-Train leaves the small town of Roggen, CO after meeting a westbound manifest in the siding.

With some slow orders in effect, the Edgemont, SD to Denver, CO Manifest just rolls along over a small bridge near the Rescar Tank Car Facility in Hudson, CO.

After meeting a westbound manifest at Barr, the eastbound hot shot Denver, CO to Chicago, IL Z-Train slows for the siding at Tonville where they will meet a 2 1/2 hour late Amtrak.

It's just after sunrise as the Omaha, NE to Denver, CO Manifest slows for the diverging approach at Barr Siding in Barr Lake State Park, CO, where they'll meet the eastbound Z-Train.

It's just about mid-morning on this sunny September day as a loaded coal train passes through Barr Lake State Park near Brighton, CO. September 28, 2013.

A BNSF Dash 9 and UP SD70M are just enough to take the Tacoma to Omaha stack train up Berthoud Hill. Seen here the train is about to crest the hill at Longs Peak Siding.

After climbing the 2% grade through Coal Creek Canyon, the MNYRO 27 (North Yard, CO to Roper Yard, UT Manifest) exits Tunnel #1 just south of Plainview. The train still has 29 more tunnels before ... (more)

The MNYRO 27 (North Yard (Denver), CO to Roper Yard (Salt Lake City), UT Manifest) is seen approaching the west end of Eisile Siding, formally known as Clay.

Three not so good looking AC4400CW's lead the North Yard (Denver), CO to Roper Yard (Salt Lake City), UT Manifest after exiting tunnel #1 just south of Plainview, CO.

An east bound coal load for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Paducah, KY (CWETS 26) enters Tunnel 20 and will soon exit the tunnel and enter Tunnel 19 just west of Crescent.

A westbound empty coal train from Paducah, KY is seen just west of Crescent, CO as they are about to enter Tunnel #19 in the tunnel district. Gross Reservoir is just to the left out of the frame.

The late afternoon sun lights up this westbound empty coal train from Chiles, KY that is going through the canyon between Rollinsville and Tolland along South Boulder Creek.