Tunnel 29 A westbound coal empty wraps around the 12 degree curve into Tunnel 29. The track then makes a northward turn on a 10 degree curve towards PineCliffe in the upper right of the ph... (more)

Colorado & Southern? Nope; it is ex DRGW 1523 built in 1976. I can find very little about why with was caboose was painted in a odd purple C&S scheme. I did find it was in Clovis, New Me... (more)

Rock Island Utah Railway 5004 crosses a dry creek east of Woodland, KA. The bridge is adorned with a worn Rock Island herald. The Rebuilt MK5000 still earns it keeps pulling the steep grad... (more)

La Veta Pass This light power is heading east up the 2.5% loop at Carr for the siding at Fir (upper left). The power will retrieve "hot" cars set-out earlier in the week for Coor... (more)

Cresting one of the many summits along CP's right of way in the Fraser and Thompson Canyons, CN 3028 crest the hill under brilliant morning sunshine. CN's RoW on the opposite side of the river i... (more)

Morning Tunder Storms are already building over the Southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Afternoon Storms will bring heavy rain to the refion. The sun is still shine however as the wes... (more)

AMTK 171 rounds Wooten Curve approaching the summit of Raton Pass. The grade just behind the train reaches a short section of a staggering 4%. The mountain does not pose much of a challenge for ... (more)

BNSF9193 pulls skyward on the 1.8% incline of Bozeman Pass. The heavy westbound coal load is headed for the coal super-port at Roberts Bank. While coal exports from some PRB mines have dipped sign... (more)

An eastbound train races at track speed along the backdrop of the great Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The mountainous wilderness area is some of the most remote and spectacular in the lower 48 ... (more)

Austin Loops Westbound BNSF "Tape Worm" grain load climbs the 2.2% grade at Austin. MT. All eight locomotives on this 115 car train can be seen in this photo taken from Iron Rid... (more)

Tunnel District Westbound BNSF Denver-Provo manifest climbs the 2% grade around South Draw. Across the drainage on the west flank of Eldorado Mountain the rear DPU shoves into Tunnel 15. ... (more)

La Veta Pass A westbound train of 18 empty hoppers heads up the 3% grade above Occidental. The DRGW rated any given locomotive for less tonnage here than on Tennessee Pass. The Spring Cree... (more)

A westbound train runs west at 10mph into the setting sun on a stormy evening in the high flat San Luis Valley. The Valley is full of odd happenings and lore. It is the nations cattle mutilation c... (more)

La Veta Pass One of three Hill turns on this day grinds up the last of the 2.5% grade on top of the great loop at Fir. The small train is heavy with agricultural products for Coors Brewing... (more)

La Veta Pass With the PRLX SD70M having had mechanical issues the day before, the F40 that does not usually see service on the hill comes along just incase issues happen again. The power i... (more)