Such a treat to see two SD75Ms leading a train again...even if they are in H2 paint. Speaking of which, these two show the subtle contrast in the H2 BNSF font on the longhood. A beautiful and ma... (more)

Coal loads work south out of Palmer Lake behind older EMD veterans.

A southbound manifest rolls through the S-curves south of Monument with the unique Yellow-Swoosh'd BNSF 7695 second out.

The EC-4 was inspecting Main 1 on the Joint Line at track speed when it saw something amiss at the grade crossing just north of Larkspur. The vehicle stopped and headed back to the crossing so cr... (more)

Coal loads work south leaving Larkspur behind. The butte above the lead power is named Monkey Face because if you drive through Larkspur from the north, the butte looks like the profile of a monk... (more)

Back to the mines for more. Two GEVOs lead a long string of empty aluminum gons back north through Larkspur.

Coal empties sail into Larkspur northbound behind an exceptionally bright GEVO. Something I haven't noticed before is the yellow first step on the nose. I wonder if that's a recent addition for ... (more)

An unusual leader in the form of an EMD SD70ACe leads a long manifest north into Larkspur. One other thing to note about this particular ACe: it's one with a non-isolated cab which means it "shou... (more)

I was hoping for a matched set of H1 SD40-2s on today's Pikes Peak Local, but two Geeps in Cascade Green was a nice consolation! Here the duo is underway again after waiting for a southbound coal... (more)

The Pikes Peak Local creeps through Larkspur on the heels of a southbound coal train and across the classic Santa Fe bridge on the south side of town. Can you spot Hello Kitty in this photo?

BNSF 9391 may never lead a BNSF train again, but it still earns its keep running as distributed power. Here the first-generation ACe brings up the rear of northbound coal empties as it slinks int... (more)

BNSF 9257 leads an older sibling south into Larkspur with a full load of coal in HHHX hoppers.

Coal loads work thier way south into Larkspur behind a veteran Executive-schemed MAC. BNSF removed the Exec MAC's BN nose herald several years ago and replaced them with a green Swoosh on the cab... (more)

Things not often seen on the Joint Line: an H1 Dash 9, a Canadian Pacific unit, and an autorack train. Here the trio is seen rolling southbound as it sweeps around the bend into Monument.

Twin ACes act as DPUs as they make their descent into Sedalia on a northbound coal empty.