The sun is dropping too quickly on a fall afternoon, but just before shadows swallow the tracks a southbound CSX freight dive-bombs the superelevated curve at 'poka at nearly 60-per.

After running around the caboose, the helpers on a Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train in Palmer Lake, Colorado make quick work of getting it on the train. The train is on the single-track bottleneck ... (more)

The helpers on a Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train in Palmer Lake, Colorado have uncoupled from the train and pushed the caboose back on the main. The brakeman waits to throw the switch for the help... (more)

A Texas-bound Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train is slowing to a halt in Palmer Lake, Colorado. After the entire train is on the single-track, the helpers will push the caboose back a few hundred yar... (more)

Santa Fe 8113 leads a westbound manifest through Cajon Summit.

The helpers on a Texas-bound Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train roll into Palmer Lake, Colorado. After the train is on the single-track, the three C30-7’s will run around the caboose to couple it t... (more)

A Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train skirts the water at Palmer Lake, Colorado. The usual five 3000-horsepawer C-C’s include a Santa Fe Substitute.

Paul Meyer photo.

Beautiful evening light in the steppe, GE DASH7 (C30-7) locomotive pushing a freight train to the Khoolt pass.

A relaxed crew member enjoys the ride on a Pusher Set assisting an eastbound coal train heading for Bluefield WV. They have just exited Vivian Tunnel.

Santa Fe 8028 races east through Daggett, California.

An eastbound Santa Fe intermodal train crosses the Illinois River over this substantial truss bridge at Chillicothe, Illinois, on the morning of April 30, 1988. This double track bridge, replacing... (more)

Heavy thunderstorms the night before have left a little lake around some of the stored locomotives at the NRE facility, including the former Conrail 7136. This locomotive has since been scrapped a... (more)

Not yet cleared by the dispatcher to proceed to Colorado Springs, a Santa Fe manifest holds on the Joint Line at Spruce, Colorado.