Still carrying its C&NW colors, it was a nice surprise to see #6706 on the point of this eastbound Z train. The train made excellent time across CA and into AZ passing by me at 6:13am on a mild mo... (more)

Only moments away from the sun dropping below the western horizon, an eastbound mixed freight shoves back to switch cars in the small yard at Picacho on UP’s Gila Subdivision at 6:51pm.

Looking more like the transcon than the unit coal train ridden Pikes Peak Sub. A 4-pack of GE’s stretch out between Sedalia and Castle Rock. The train had a large group of mostly Fed Ex Trailers... (more)

With the headlight and mars light lit up and functioning, 5771’s aspen gold provides a nice contrast against the blue Colorado sky.

After arriving in Denver, 844 and this years Cheyenne Frontier Days Train wyed, before heading down the Belt Line Connection to North Yard. Here the train is crossing over the S. Platte River on t... (more)

The veterans unit along with 6 other units on the front leads an eastbound freight down the moffat tunnel sub. The day before the unit lead a westbound to Grand Junction before turning for the run... (more)

Just before noon and with a fresh crew on board, 6017 leads a southbound coal down the Joint Line at the Oxford/City of Sheridan Light Rail Station.

After receiving a crew change at Englewood, 6017 and train cross over to track 1 and proceed south down the Joint Line just before noon.

BNSF 6017 stands out from the rest of this train as the newly painted unit leads a unit coal train south down the Joint Line.

One of the 25th anniversary units leads a Southbound unit coal train down the Joint Line on a Saturday afternoon. Definitely one of the cleanest units I’ve ever seen on a coal train!

At first sunlight, the westbound Zephyr is nearly to its next stop at Denver’s Union Station where the long consist will be halved for the remainder of the run to California. The actual consist ... (more)

Just as night falls over the UP yard in Laramie, an eastbound freight lights up Big Boy 4014 and 844 on their way home from a successful run to Ogden. Tomorrow morning, the train will make the tr... (more)

2 GE’s lead a unit grain train southbound down the Joint Line, whole 4 more GE’s assist on the rear.

During one of Union Pacific’s gracious steam shop tours 4014 gets some off season work next to 844. This was the last time I saw 4014 and with the current situation, there’s no telling when th... (more)

On a cool September morning, the exhaust and whistle of a Big Boy was once again heard thundering beneath the now BNSF bridge at the west end of Cheyenne’s yard.