A UP autorack train works south on the Joint Line. It's weird to think of a UP train as being a "rarity" on UP trackage, but other than a couple of coal trains and a back-and-forth manifest (whic... (more)

After waiting for a northbound SD75M-led manifest to clear off the single track, BNSF 9227 is underway southbound, this time descending down the Palmer Divide. This train will meet a northbound a... (more)

Coal empties rumble north into Castle Rock and keep the two guys on the right from tee'ing off (which is fine by me...I hate golf). I wonder how many errant golf balls have landed in empty hopper... (more)

The Missouri River Eagle creeps down Archer Hill as it nears the end of its nearly two week trek away from Cheyenne. It's nice to see this piece of history running the rails again after a ... (more)

Two generations of SD70s lead a stack train westbound on Main 2.

UP 8014 leads a manifest westbound on the wrong main due to MoW work on Main 1, seen behind the lone Big MAC.

A manifest works westbound on Main 1 behind 3 winged elephant-style units. As nice as that is, the real reason people are trackside can be seen underneath the overpass in the background: the UP 3... (more)

CSUX coal loads bound for either downtown Colorado Springs or Fountain, CO work west into Cheyenne. This is one of about 3 or 4 Union Pacific trains regularly seen on the famed Joint Line.

Stacks roll west toward Cheyenne behind an EMD duo. Kudos to UP for fronting non-coal trains with ACes!

A lone SD9043MAC fronts this westbound manifest while another one is pushing on the rear. This train is running wrong main due to track work on Main 1.

The Missouri River Eagle returns home to Cheyenne after a two week trip out to St. Louis. Unfortunately, the UP 3985 was running on the heels of a westbound manifest which kept its speed d... (more)

Coal empties roll north into Palmer Lake over a bed of fresh ballast. For the longest time, the sweeping curve through Palmer Lake had a speed restriction placed on it but no more! It's nice to ... (more)

After staring at the red signal at the end of Main 1 and watching five northbounds depart the single track portion of the Joint Line, the Pikes Peaks Local is underway again as the crew gives an e... (more)

BNSF's Pikes Peak Local works south into Larkspur behind a matched pair of blue EMDX leasers. One nice thing this local brings to the Joint Line, besides standard cab units, is the chance to see ... (more)

Coal loads roll south out of the Air Force Academy behind...BF 6198?!? Not quite! BNSF 6198 was involved in a train-truck collision in June of 2009 in Perham, MN; it was repaired but just not qu... (more)