A BNSF grain train leaves Denver and heads to Sterling, Colorado.

A pair of SD9’s idle away a Sunday afternoon at Burlington’s Sterling, Colorado, engine house. The CB&Q bought 80 SD9’s, more than any other road except SP, and they are the mainstay of loca... (more)

Two westbound coal trains pause at Sterling, Colorado, on March 19, 1997, led by Burlington Northern EMD SD70MACs.

In mid-1996, Burlington Northern Santa Fe was looking for an image to represent the new railroad and had VMV in Paducah paint up former BN SD60M No. 9297 in this experimental scheme, with each sid... (more)

A handful of units wait for their next assignment.

Two General Electric locomotives share tracks at the Sterling, Colorado, engine facility in April 1984. On the right is six-motor C30-7 No. 5578, while one track over is 1966-built four-motor U30B... (more)

Once coal trains arrive into Sterling, they do one of two things. They either stop at the depot and do a quick crew change, or they coming into the yard and wait for a fresh crew. BNSF 6383 for ex... (more)

A coal load sits in the BNSF Sterling, CO Yard waiting for a crew to take it south towards Denver.

Moments after a crew change was performed at the Sterling depot, the DPUs on this Donnie, TX bound coal load is seen leaving Sterling on UP trackage until Union, CO.

A MOW work train is seen tied down at the BNSF Sterling, CO Yard. When the crew arrives the train will depart on its scheduled duties.

Another coal load departs Sterling, Co with a pair of DPU's. The power seen on the siding at lef is used on a UP local that operates between Sterling and Julesburg, CO.

Foreign Power helps push this BNSF coal load as it heads out of the Sterling, CO Yard towards Denver.

The 1982 NRHS Convention was held in Denver, Colorado. The schedule included an excursion trip from Denver to Sterling and return. Union Pacific 8444 was the power for this trip. Union Pacific Cla... (more)

An empty BNSF Coal Drag is leaving Sterling, CO on the Angora Sub. The track at left is the UP Julesburg Sub, that runs a local a few times a week.