This GP39-2 was built in 1975 for the AT&SF and has retained her iconic paint through the years. On this day the engine had solo duties sorting gondolas in the Denver stock yards, running a mere ... (more)

There is a friendly wave between crews as BNSF 2854 gets ready to switch tracks while BNSF 6377 brings an empty coal train into the Denver Yard.

There are a number of Bluebonnet Geeps that work the Denver Yard shuffling cars. BNSF 2854 (GP39-2) still looks good on point.

BNSF GP39-2 2854 (ex Santa Fe 3640) pulls out of the Barr Siding with the Eastbound local heading to the tank car repair facility at Hudson.

A pair of GP39-2's receive light maintenance at the BNSF engine servicing facility.

BNSF 2854 (GP39-2) and battle-scarred BNSF 4466 (Dash944CW) leave the Denver Yard and pass over the South Platte River.

What's the next best thing to seeing a Warbonnet on point? The answer of course is a Yellowbonnet. This Yellowbonnet is leading a freight and will be heading to Colorado Springs on the joint line.

In 1972 the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway introduced the 'Yellowbonnet' scheme for freight engines. You can still find BNSF engines in that scheme working the Denver Yard.

A gathering of Geeps in the Denver Yard get ready to sort freight. 2854 and 2700 are GP39-2's, 2745 is a GP30M and 2306 is a GP38-2.

BNSF's southbound Pikes Peak Local was climbing into Palmer Lake

BNSF's twice weekly southbound Pikes Peak Local was approaching Larkspur, CO on the Joint Line with a bigger than normal train.

BNSF was always ahead of the Heritage craze by choosing to keep the Santa Fe yellow-blue and red-silver Warbonnet colors and the green-white BN schemes. Now if they would only come out with a red... (more)

BNSF 2854 (GP39) looks great in the old Santa Fe blue and yellow scheme as it shuffles freight in the Denver Yard