The early morning sun starts to rise over the mountains as it catches this short westbound coal train, behind 3139 3131, running downgrade through the realignment at Thistle in August 1985.

The westbound California Zephyr, behind 264 and 293, commences its climb around the Big 10 Loop after crossing 5502 5516 5390 5386 and helpers 5509 5515 on an eastbound coal at Rocky in September ... (more)

5385 3146? 3150? emerges into Little Gore canyon with a westbound freight in April 1988. Gore Canyon, from where the train has just come, can be seen in the distance to the right of the shot.

5345 and 3033 wind a short westbound freight through the curves at Mitchell, on the way down from Tennessee Pass, in September 1981.

Climbing through the new alignment brought about by the landslip in 1983 which produced Thistle Lake, the California Zephyr continues its eastbound journey behind 298 and 234 in August 1985.

Possibly with similar equipment to the US SD70MAC, EDI built SCT005 and SCT010 lead older C503 and recently built RL304 at the end of their transcontinental journey from Perth to Laverton, near Me... (more)

Another house with a remarkable view, standing sentinel over the Big 10 Curves high atop the front range west of Denver, witnesses the passing of the Silver Lady as it climbs up through Clay sidin... (more)

Carefully descending the front range into Denver eastbound #100 approaches Tunnel 2 near Plainview as it stretches out through Tunnels 3 to 5 behind 3110 5345 5341 5370 3054 3088 in March 1982.

Having only been on the property since the February of that year, former Rock Island SW8's C990 (RI 831), C989 (RI 832) and C991 (RI 839) sit quietly between duties at the Coors Brewery at Golden ... (more)

This eagle's eye view, taken from the road to Tennessee Pass, shows an eastbound freight starting its climb to the top just east of Minturn with 5316 3053 3022 3059 on the point and mid-train help... (more)

Fall is on the way as 5345 and 3033 ease downgrade with a short westbound freight on the approach to Minturn from Tennessee Pass in September 1981.

3128 3071 3068 3059 sweep past the sleepy settlement of Radium, east of Kremmling, with an eastbound piggyback in December 1981.

With the cold surroundings contrasting with the heat haze coming off the power after the arduous decent from Tennessee Pass, 5393, unusually with only GP30s 3020 3023 3010 assisting, bring westbou... (more)

On the day after Christmas in 1981, 5412 5407 5388 5394 5375 drag the one hundred cars of #788 eastbound coal upgrade east of Eagle in snowy conditions, with 5354 5378 5372 coupled just ahead of t... (more)

Southbound #1 from Fairbanks to Anchorage waits to cross northbound #2 at Oliver siding, just south of Denali Park, behind 1502 1506 and 1517. A loss of radio contact between the two trains requir... (more)