BNSF 9818 North passes through Palmer Lake with empty's in tow.

Late in the day, a southbound coal load negotiates the reverse curve just north of Palmer Lake.

BN5935 with upcoming storm in the background

UP's southbound NIxon coal train was pulling through the "sag" a few miles north of the top of the Palmer Divide at Palmer Lake

after an all day snow yesterday the sun came out this morning and another northbound empty BNSF grain train passed through pristine snow a couple of miles north of Palmer Lake

after an all day snow yesterday the sun came out this morning and this northbound empty BNSF grain train passed through pristine snow at Palmer Lake

Special move of new Talgo equipment from Pueblo test center to Denver on Joint Line climbing the Monument Divide near Palmer Lake

A relatively short but steep hike will get you this unique perspective of Palmer Lake. A northbound has just crested the summit at Palmer Lake while a loaded southbound sits in the Sag waiting for... (more)

looking right at home it the snow but far from home rails CSX 580 leads a northbound BNSF manifest through Palmer Lake, CO after a fresh snowfall yesterday

From atop the bluff over looking Palmer Lake a spectacular view can be had in all directions. A northbound is about to crest the summit of the Palmer Divide and will soon be on the down hill side ... (more)

a pair of new ACe's lead a southbound BNSF coal load through the "SAG", an area where trains being held at Palmer Lake, CO stop because the grade eases up here a couple north of Palmer Lake

Cascade green and ducks
On July 14, 1987, another Burlington Northern coal empty passes the shore of Palmer Lake on Colorado’s infamous Joint Line. A General Electric C30-7 leads thre... (more)

An elderly couple enjoy a beautiful day of fishing as a southbound BN unit coal train passes Palmer Lake on June 4, 1988.

Wearing the short lived 5990 number series, the 5998 heads North towards Denver.

UP 6653 heading up a southbound train of covered hoppers near the grade crossing in Palmer Lake, Colorado.