The Spirit in the Valley of Aspens

Aspens in full peak Fall color surrounds the Streamliner colors in harmony with Silver, Red, White, and Blue the Veterans Spirit locomotive ... (more)

Last Light on the Sherman Granite

A slow moving Z train is moving past the Great Pink Panther moments after sunset near Sherman Hill. A truly southwest sunset, purples, reds, ... (more)

The Very First Light in the Royal Gorge

From the rim at Temple Canyon moments after sun up and in the right time for the morning Rock Train to Drennen the colors of the Arkansa... (more)

Winter Wonderland in the Tunnel District

In this frame I took some creative license and removed with the cloning tool the power line and wood pole that is adjacent to the track... (more)

Highball Sand Creek Junction

I still cannot believe I climbed that 18” deep snow covered slippery slope and waited in subzero windchills for this frame. The Big Boy, 4014 in ... (more)

Overland Route Sunset

Near Dale Junction a certain western magic lives in harmony with nature and the Transcontinental Railroad. A place of legends and mythos, a beautiful plac... (more)

Storm Light at Broomfield

BNSF 2828 like a venerable 62’ Chevy handles the Lafayette business on the “Buck Wheat” northbound on its way back to Longmont.

The Smell of Fresh Paint

I can still smell the paint curing as 6017 the 25th Anniversary BNSF Heritage locomotive passes me south of Spruce.

Duck Blind at Rocky

A little fun with some of the scrub brush back in 2018.

Snowy Morning over Eldorado Canyon

An early Winter storm ravaged the front range for 2 days between September 7-9. A pleasant surprise on the morning of the 10th both that the ... (more)

In One of the Many Moods of the Flatirons

A rare early Winter Storm ravaged the front range for 2 days between September 7 and 9. The Lafayette, CO local affectionately called ... (more)

Silver Thread through the Rockies

In this frame the great story of America’s Passenger Train, the California Zephyr comes to mind. The late year sunrise light glisten low off... (more)

Winter’s Early Arrival

Steady snowfall overnight left nearly a foot of fresh snow on Cescent, CO and most of the eastern slope of Colorado. 90 degree temperatures 36 hours pr... (more)

Winter’s Early Arrival

Steady snowfall overnight left nearly a foot of fresh snow on Cescent, CO and most of the eastern slope of Colorado. 90 degree temperatures 36 hours pr... (more)

Sunset along the San Juan Extension

Almost home, a manifest with a variety of rolling stock is rolling in from a hard days trip from New Mexico.