A westbound BNSF mixed freight heads upgrade through Tolland, and in a few minutes will be inside the darkness of the Moffat Tunnel. With no other train traffic for miles, this train made good tim... (more)

A southbound XCLX coal load stretches out between Sedalia and Castle Rock passing the former ATSF siding of Orsa. Another neighborhood is taking shape on the right side of the tracks here, and is ... (more)

A southbound coal load fights against gravity heading south down the Joint Line as the clouds begin to build up for some late afternoon showers.

Just before 8am, Amtrak phase 1 Heritage Unit leads the Winter Park Express/Ski Train upgrade from Denver seen after passing Clay siding. This picture was taken from the hill that Tunnel #1 punche... (more)

The BN lives! Well, sort of. On one of the last days of 2019 a set of cascade green EMD products leads the southbound Pikes Peak Local past Chatfield Dam. Hopefully these engines will last into th... (more)

After crossing over the S. Platte River on the Belt Line Connection, trains encounter a short grade up to the Washington St. grade crossing.4014 arrived in the mile high city early and wasted no t... (more)

On a cold November day in the mile high city, 4014 waits for an all clear from the dispatcher at York St. The big engine and train had just backed down the Belt Line and allowed a mixed freight to... (more)

With business car “Kenefick” bringing up the rear of the train, the sun graciously lit the scene as 4014 and train coast into a service stop in Laramie.

After leaving Council Bluffs, IA the day before, this train made pretty good time making it to the mile high city. The rear end of a beer run from Golden can be seen to the left of the Veterans U... (more)

After collecting a few covered hoppers, the Big Boy departs the east end of the Cheyenne Yard for its first trip east in 60+ years. Ed Dickens cab be seen leaning far out of the cab of 4014, as th... (more)

A stack train with two NS visitors glides through one of the many crossovers at the east end of Cheyenne’s Yard. To the left Big Boy 4014 can be seen collecting a few covered hoppers, before follo... (more)

The beast heads east! The Big Boy passes the station sign for the small town of Egbert on its first trip east from Cheyenne towing a few covered hoppers for added braking/tonnage.

After replacing the wooden bridge over South Boulder Creek with a more modern concrete panel bridge, the Ohio Crane that lifted the panels waits for a ride back to Denver.

Just as the sun breaks over the horizon, a full moon drops below the Rockies. The work train tied down in the siding consisted of BN and ATSF heritage hoppers.

After arriving at Sydney, the Big Boy backs into a yard track for servicing where it will spend the night before heading to North Platte in the morning. A few hours later the darkening clouds woul... (more)