It was a beautiful, sunny Colorado day to chase the Union Pacific's heritage unit 1989 (Rio Grande) from Denver to Pueblo. Here we see the SD70ACe guide its freight over the Santa Fe Bridge in La... (more)
Nearing the end of climb out of Denver, UP 1989 roars into 1.4% grade of Larkspur with nearly 5,000 tons of train in tow.
A unit military movement rounds the curve southbound out of Larkspur, CO, bound for Fort Carson, near Colorado Springs, on the Colorado Joint Line.
A pair of CSX GEs rounds the curve on the south side of Larkspur, CO with a unit military movement bound for Ft. Carson, near Colorado Springs.
A pair of former BN SD40-2 rounds the curve and heads south out of Larkspur, CO with the remainder of the Pikes Peak local in tow.
UP 1995 leads the Denver North Yard to Pueblo train into Larkspur, CO on the Colorado Joint Line.
BNSF 6182 (ES44AC) and a MAC with a turbo burb muscle a loaded coal over the ridge in Larkspur, Colorado.
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe empty unit coal train crosses a bridge over Carpenter Creek at Larkspur on May 14, 1999. The train is powered by a trio of EMD SD70MACs, running over a section of no... (more)
BNSF 6098 (ES44AC) shoves a loaded coal over the Santa Fe Bridge in Larkspur, Colorado.
Larkspur, Colorado has some of the prettiest scenery a railfan could ask for, with tracks running through the Black Forest, over a large trestle bridge and past the small but picturesque town. ... (more)
BNSF 9272 (SD70ACe) heads over the Santa Fe bridge in Larkspur, Colorado.
BNSF 9254 leads a southbound coal load over the old Santa Fe bridge, at Larkspur, CO, on Jan 5, 2020.
BNSF 8782 (SD70ACe) climbs the steep grade between Larkspur and Palmer Lake, Colorado. Loaded coal trains usually require 4 to 5 units to make the climb, and often creep along at jogging speed unt... (more)
BNSF 5846 (ES44AC) leads a coal train through the Black Forest of Larkspur, Colorado.
A BNSF ACe leads a loaded coal train over the bridge in Larkspur, Colorado.