A early autumn edition of the Rio Grande Ski Train climbs out of Clay, Colorado, and approaches Blue Mountain Drive grade crossing on the afternoon of September 27, 1998. Three former Rio Grande G... (more)
Photo 3 of 3---Now that UP 6758 East has cleared, SP 314 West moves on westward around Big 10 Curve and the engineer can look down at his own rear end.
Photo 2 of 3---UP 6758 East is wrapped around Big 10 Curve (behind the camera) as it descends Colorado's Front Range, and the solitary engineer can look right up at his DPU units on the rear.
Photo 1 of 3---On Colorado's Front Range and on the upper level UP 6758 leads loaded coal train eastbound at Clay siding while SP 314 West waits in the siding at Rocky for the loaded train to clea... (more)
A pair of Burlington Northern “6-motors” operating as a manned helper set, shoves on the rear of a westbound BNSF freight encircling the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon west of Clay, Colorado, on F... (more)