Another notch-nosed wonder leads coal loads down the hill leaving Palmer Lake. Like it or not, EMD's SD70ACe brings a unique look to modern railroading, especially when contrasted against GE's cl... (more)

After cresting the Palmer Divide, BNSF 8929 slinks over to Main 2 as it heads north out of town. The unit in the foreground is BNSF 6100 which is there to help trains over the divide if needed. ... (more)

A northbound BNSF manifest rolls downgrade out of Palmer Lake with a couple of visitors to the front range, one of which remains in unusually brilliant blue. The paint on Conrail's C40-8Ws was kn... (more)

An empty rail train makes good time out of Palmer Lake northbound behind a surprise Union Pacific ACe.

Older AC power put the horses to work as they drag loaded coal up the Palmer Divide. This train would stop and wait in The Sag for a northbound to clear off of the single-track main between Palme... (more)

BNSF 4403 leads a northbound unit tank train downhill out of Palmer Lake.

Northbound coal empties rush through the Greenland Open Space over some fresh ballast with Spruce Mountain in the background. It's an easy hike to reach the exposed rocks on the far right of Spru... (more)

After a long struggle uphill culminating at the Palmer Divide in Palmer Lake, BNSF 9348 enjoys a boost from gravity as it breezes downgrade through the S-curve south of Monument.

Coal empties fly north out of Palmer Lake with a lashup more fitting for the mid-1990s rather than 2009. Pretty interesting to note the un-faded MAC...how'd that happen?!?

The second of four northbounds winds its way out of Palmer Lake on a perfect Sunday morning. We can only hope that all the badly faded orange MACs meet the same fate as BNSF 9846, the Swoosh'd ou... (more)

Northbound coal empties accelerate to track speed after cresting the Palmer Divide on their way back to the mines. Learn more at Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Palmer Lake, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 5695
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 16, 2009

BNSF 9259 and BNSF 9320 bring up the rear of a southbound coal train as works its way up the final stretch of the Palmer Divide.

BNSF 9265 fronts the first of three southbound coal trains through Palmer Lake on a beautiful and busy Sunday morning. These trains would meet waiting northbounds at Monument, Academy, and Colora... (more)

While the sound is familiar to the cows who live between the Mains just north of downtown Palmer Lake, the sight certainly isn't: a rare northbound move on Main 1 is made possible thanks to ongoin... (more)

DPUs on a southbound AMTX coal train earn their keep as they assist the train up the Palmer Divide. A good profile comparison between GE's ES44AC and EMD's SD70ACe.