Freshly in service, this shiny gem was cutting its teeth working helper (not DPU) service up from Denver to the Palmer Divide on the Joint Line.

Cutting off the Overland Route south toward Denver. The wind is blowing from the west (here a little from the south due to the geography, I guess) at a steady 30+mph ... hard to hold your camera ... (more)

Rolling toward Cheyenne and a crew change.

Hours before the Broncos dispatched the San Diego Chargers ... ... 30 miles south, coal makes its way to Texas.

Under the wooden bridge at Borie ...

Approaching Hermosa Tunnels from Dale Junction

A pass at the west portals of Hermosa Tunnels.

A crude oil train comes off the Overland Route at Borie, heading for the wye at Speer, then south toward Denver.

The eastbound California Zephyr, more-or-less on time, skirts through State Bridge on its way toward Gore Canyon.

Now part of the complex of buildings that form the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the old Springfield Union Station was designed in 1896, and served several railroads over its li... (more)

Judging by the graded right-of-way, particularly north of Oak Creek, you are looking at an original piece of (unpatched) Rio Grande equipment that is still being put to prime use. I'm only sorry ... (more)

The view of the southwestern portion of the largest rail yard in the world.