BNSF 6357 (ES44AC) leads a freight through Spruce, Colorado as it gets closer to Palmer Lake.

BNSF 6829 (ES44AC) leads a freight through the winding turns between Spruce, Colorado and Palmer Lake.

BNSF 7709 (ES44DC) leads a northbound freight on the Joint Line, passing a waiting southbound coal train at Spruce, Colorado that will release once the freight is completely through Palmer Lake. ... (more)

An entire BNSF coal train can be seen running up the valley between Greenland and Spruce, Colorado.

BNSF 4705 holds at "The Sag" for a fleet of northbound traffic as they clear the single track section of the Pikes Peak Sub. In the background, the second of three northbound manifest pa... (more)

BNSF 5898 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train over a stone bridge in Spruce, Colorado on the Joint Line.

BNSF 6357 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train through the open space ranchland of Spruce, Colorado.

BNSF 6829 (ES44C4) leads a freight of gondolas through the curves at Spruce, Colorado.

A BNSF stack train runs through 'The Sag' in Spruce, Colorado as it heads towards Palmer Lake.

BNSF 6357 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train through the S curve at Spruce, Colorado.

BNSF ACe 9264 sits on a helper ready track as a loaded coal train rumbles past. From time to time a helper is needed to push the heavy trains over the Palmer Divide.

A Grinstein SD70MAC belches smoke as a coal train gets moving again after waiting for a green signal at Spruce, Colorado.

BNSF 6357 (ES44AC) passes a reflecting puddle created by the heavy rains the day before.

Traffic is starting to get busy on a late spring afternoon at the top Palmer Lake on Colorado's Joint Line. On BNSF Main 1, a loaded coal train slowly grinds towards "The Sag"; the stop ... (more)

A spring snowstorm catches BNSF 9319 (SD70ACe) as it leads a loaded coal train through Spruce, Colorado on the southbound Joint Line.