SD45T-2 SP9197 leads 2 more tunnel motors and a GP40-2 thru the Mitchell Curves. The new coat of paint on the leader is already covered in a layer of tunnel grime. The big 20 cylinder SP9197 was... (more)

UP844 roars alongside the Arkansas River near Texas Creek. The Union Pacific closed Tennessee Pass in 1997, but they sent it out in STYLE!

A southbound manifest ropes towards Tunnel One. The train is long and heavy requiring 3 mid-train swing helpers for the climb over the Tehachapi Pass.

"Bran-New" Southern Pacific 210 marches up Tennessee Pass below Pando. This section of grade between Red Cliff and Pando has tight 12 degree curves making it, like the rest of Tennessee Pass, a t... (more)

The Michigan Northern quit operating in 1987 after failed attempts to save the railroad. The Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railroad took over a small portions of the State owned trackage, that Michigan ... (more)

SP 8597 east shows a thick coat of cinder block grime as it blasts out of Tennessee Pass Tunnel. The SD45T-2 behind the leader still has a shiny new coat....

The Moffat Road was once the undisputed scenic railroad line of of North America. This photo shows the steep 4% climb to Needles Eye Tunnel. Jenny lake is at the bottom right side of the photo. ... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific manifest curls into Rocky. The area at the base of the Moffat is changing forever. New 500000+ dollars homes are filling the once gorgeous rolling prairie. Familiar land... (more)

A westbound loaded tank train heads west up the 2.2% slope of Mullan Pass. From this spot you can see 3 levels of track; Skyline Trestle, the approach to Weed, and Austin. On the far horizon is He... (more)

A CSX heavy GEVO lifts a manifest up the 2.2% grade over Greenhorn Trestle. Foreign Power is fairly common on the MRL and BNSF northern lines.

Walking Speed, a westbound manifest struggles up the grade thru South boulder Canyon. The long manifest has a total of 5 big AC motors this day configured 3x1x1. This area of the Moffat Road is ... (more)

A trio of GP40-2s have spent the day loading ballast on the Leadville Branch. The short heavy train is departing after a short stop for a meet. The train likely has retainers set, a skill that is... (more)

SP 250 sits awaiting the next push at Minturn, Colorado. AC locomotives forever changed mountain railroading. The AC motors allowed for greater tractive effort, with no over heating.

3 New Southern Pacific AC4400 sand the rail climbing thru the twisting Mitchell Curves. The train will soon conquer Tennessee Pass.

Brand New BNSF 1081 leads a very early trackage rights train west over the Moffat Road. It is this photographers opinion that this was BNSFs best paint scheme.... Note the following two locomoti... (more)