Coors switcher 997 (SW1000) makes a solo run to pick up a cut of grain cars. This critter was built in 1970 for the Burlington Northern Railroad.

Coors 998 (EMD SW1001) gets ready to run a string of hoppers under McIntyre Street in Golden on the way to the silo. Once filled with grain the engine will push the cars back to the main brewing ... (more)

From the Trains magazine RGS 20 photoshoot at the Colorado RR Museum. We were treated to both a freight and a passenger train the first evening. In this view, 20 backs down to couple onto the pa... (more)

Coors switcher 997 (SW1000) heads towards the grain silo to pick up a string of cars and take back to the Molson Coors brewing facility.

Coors Critter 998 works the yard at the Molson Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado. The facility used three switcher engines to shuttle grain, move beer refers and exchange cars with the BNSF yard ... (more)

Rio Grande Southern #20 rounds a bend coming out of a cut as it climbs the grade to "No Agua" tank at the Colorado RR Museum. It's August 1st, and #20 is making its long anticipated pub... (more)

Flags and New Car Smell

Nearly new UP SD70ACe T4 leads empty coal destined for W. Elk from Cora, IL. Added at the last moment this afternoon at C&S Junction it was a last m... (more)

Coors Brewery's #998 (EMD SW1001) shoves a load of hops back to the brewery in the specially designed hopper cars.

The snow is falling at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado as their Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad #491 (2-8-2) pulls vintage passenger cars around the large museum grounds.

Clearing Snow System

Tuesday morning December 29th, 2020 Amtrak P42DC number 161 leads the California Zephyr train number 5 seen here climbing to tunnel 1 on the Moffat Sub... (more)

Coors critter CORX 998 (SW1001) works the yard at the Molson Coors Brewery located in Golden, Colorado.

A former Burlington Northern SD40-2 takes a load of hoppers to the BNSF yard that is adjacent to the Coors brewery in Golden, Colorado.

A night of heavy snow does not stop the crew of BNSF 1592 (SD40-2) from getting an early morning start on building a train in the small yard in Golden, Colorado.

The snow that has blanketed CBQ 5629 (4-8-4) shows the streamlined nose to good effect. She was built in 1940 at the Burlington shops in Iowa and was one of 15 engines of its class designed for f... (more)

Happy Holidays

The Colorado Railroad Museum operates the Polar Express Train Ride November through December every season. With special arrangements we set up a shoot with Al Bl... (more)