Heavy snow is falling as Coors engine 997 (SW1000) leads a load of hoppers away from the silo and into the yard in Golden, Colorado.

Hops Time at Coors Neat hoppers add a neat detail loading of Hops at the Coors elevator in Golden.

Coors critter 997 (EMD SW1000) runs into the yard to grab some box cars for the brewing facility in Golden, Colorado.

Here is a profile shot of Coors Brewing's CORX 997 (EMD SW1000) at the yard in Golden, Colorado.

Coors Brewing's CORX 997 (EMD SW1000) works the yard in Golden, Colorado.

Coors engine 997 (EMD SW1000) works the yard in Golden, Colorado.

A Coors Brewery critter C997 (EMD SW1000) pushes a cut of tank cars into the yard in Golden, Colorado.

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

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.

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.