Headed for Oregon Steel (ex-Colorado Fuel and Iron) was UP's steel mill job with DRGW 3105 and SP 7638. They've just crossed the Arkansas River Bridge. Track in foreground is no longer used - rus... (more)

Intermountain Rigging and HeavyHaul of Salt Lake City, UT, hauled three ex-NdeM E60C's from UP's rail at Craig, CO, to Deseret Power near Dinsaur, CO. Truck climbs hill with two trucks pushing!

The Ski Train was using UP owned, DRGW numbered units in 1996. A late Amtrak train 6, The CZ, had P32-8BWH 509 Pepsi Can that cold evening.

Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr had GP40X 9003. Amtrak F40PH 234 on Pioneer. DRGW was still operating the Rio Grande Zephyr in Colorado to SLC, but only for a few more days.

UP assigned GP40X units to Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr between Ogden, UT, and Denver, CO, across Wyoming. A few days later Amtrak would reroute the train through Colorado renaming it the Califor... (more)

Relco Locomotives, Inc, of Chicago Heights, IL, shipped CWCX 2000 via UP to Cheyenne Well, CO. Check out the unit numbers made of black tape - no expense was spared, right? Unit works along UP's... (more)

Union Pacific sent DRGW 3154 and 3155 on wreck clean-up train. DPU problem had empty coal hopper straight line west of Cresent Siding.

UP's coal empty moved three ex-NdeM E60C's, EA012, EA028 and EA017 on the Denver to Phippsburg, CO, leg. The E60C's moved to Craig where they'll be load on a highway truck for final leg into Dese... (more)

Westbound DRGW coal empty had five SD50's led by 5515, 5517 and 5503. Water tank remains in 2004 as Utah Junction landmark. UP has rid itself of most DRGW SD50's. Train was departing North Yard.

DRGW 3120 led Amtrak's wb California Zephyr account two PV's, CLOVER COLONY and LEHIGH VALLEY 353. Reknown Colorado RR photographer, Dick Kindig, was aboard LV 353.

Old Alco switchers were rebuilt and were nicknamed De Witt Geeps. They acquired EMD prime movers.

I climbed the rugged south side of Clear Creek Canyon and found an opening in the trees. Georgetown Loop 40 crossed the 300-foot long Devil’s Gate High Bridge on the last day for operator Georg... (more)

Krystal, 5 years old, waves farewell to the Georgetown Loop train. The current operator finished their season Oct. 3, 2004 and will be replaced by Railstar. They operated the Loop trains from Au... (more)

The Denver to Pueblo train had numerous loaded gondolas of scrap metal headed for the old Colorado Fuel & Iron operation south of Pueblo, CO. Restaurant opened in old D&RGW depot back in 1973.

Santa Fe tried quality intermodal service during 1987. The Denver (Big Lift) to La Junta, CO, train had Kodachrome 3600 and "blue bird" 3698 between Big Lift and Sedalia handling 19-loads and one... (more)