Near the east end of Leyden, an eastbound BNSF manifest is holding the main at Leyden. The exact reason for stopping was not apparent as the train had an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal... (more)

UP 6789 (AC4400CW) leads a freight towards Arvada, Colorado on its way to the North Yard in Denver.

A rare morning thunderstorm, currently over the City of Boulder, creates some amazing contrast in the sky as partly cloudy skies dominate to the east over the plains. Under the unusual skies, we f... (more)

Snow and freezing temperatures cover the tracks as UP 8070 (ES44AC) muscles a loaded coal train past the sculpture called 'Cold War Horse', which acknowledges the former Rocky Flats plant that bui... (more)

A manifest approaches Blue Mountain Road

The Rocky Mountaineer crawls across the Highway 72 overpass, lined behind Amtrak to Denver

It is a beautiful afternoon on the final day of April for 2023 as a unit UP oil train descends from Big Ten Loop, through the S-Curve, toward the west switch of Rocky. The terrain is starting to g... (more)

The Beer Train runs through Arvada, Colorado as it heads to Golden and the Coors Brewery.

Although faded, Jordan Spreader DRGW AX-41 still carries the yellow paint of the fallen Denver & Rio Grande Western flag. The Union Pacific moved the vintage spreader from the west slope of Color... (more)

There isn't a cloud in the sky on this chilly February morning as the westbound Zephyr, running about 30 minutes late, climbs toward Tunnel 1 in a snowy winter wonderland. The lack of cloud cover ... (more)

UP 7946 (ES44AC) leads a freight through Arvada, Colorado as it heads to Denver on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The Winter Park Express runs through Arvada, Colorado as a heads west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub while Mother Nature dials up a beautiful golden sunrise in the east.

The California Zephyr gets a helping hand from UP 4341 (SD70M) as it runs by the Cold War Horse sculpture and heads into the Moffat Tunnel district and the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The first runs of the season for the Winter Park Express Ski Train leaves Denver, Colorado under a golden sunrise.

Sunrise over Denver Provo bound from the sunrise of a new day over Denver.