What to do while waiting for a train? Why find other interesting subjects of course! Here, it's early morning and this spike has worked itself up out of the tie. The low angle sun makes this in... (more)
4108 and Ferromex 3167 (SD40-2) lead a train of covered hopper cars South out of Colorado Springs, CO at the Drake St crossing, in front of the Drake St. power plant.
The Colorado State Fair special has entered the single track main (found on the Joint Line) between Palmer Lake and Crews. The train is gliding down the 1% grade right along the United States Air ... (more)
Once used by the Midland Terminal Railroad this former roundhouse now is home to a pottery store.
Power for the UP local based out of Colorado Springs is tied down for the evening near the station.
DRGW 3097 sits just north of Guiseppe's Depot, the famous resturaunt located in the former DRGW Colorado Springs Depot.
A Boeing 737 Fuselage rides BNSF 800105 north on Colorado's Joint Line.
Southbound BNSF local headed to Drennan tangled with a US Mail tractor trailer.
Rio Grande GP40-2 3106, SD40T-2 5403, GP40 3057 and GP9 5953 bring a train through Colorado Springs on its way to Burnham Yard in Denver on August 22, 1980.
This train had four brand new ES44AC's on it.
How much longer can you get shots like this: unpatched Denver & Rio Grande Western paint in front of the Rocky Mountains? The days are numbered...
Favorite shot of the trip: Executive MAC and coal as seen from a cliff just south of the Academy siding!
Empty coal DPU gets ready to take the siding at Academy for a meet with southbound coal.
Now this is Heritage paint! Untouched Rio Grande Geep in the yard in front of the Front Range!! Catch of the trip (for me)...