BNSF ACe 9119 leads a loaded coal train through the trees at Spruce, Colorado on the Joint Line.

BNSF 5624 (AC4400CW) leads a heavy coal train through Spruce, Colorado, passing a helper unit ready to assist trains over the Palmer Divide.

BNSF ACe 9119 runs a loaded coal train through the S curves at Spruce, Colorado.

The cows in the pasture south of Greenland, Colorado have seen far too many trains come through to be spooked by the southbound coal train running on the Joint Line.

BNSF 9119 (SD70ACe) leads a loaded coal train through Spruce, Colorado as it runs south on the Joint Line.

BNSF 9119 (SD70ACe) hits the signal at Spruce, Colorado as it pulls a heavy coal up the grade between Greenland and Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 8403 (SD70ACe) pulls a heavy coal through Spruce, Colorado on the Joint Line.

Southbound BNSF 8403 (SD70ACe) waits for a green signal now that the northbound has cleared Palmer Lake.

BNSF 9099 (SD70ACe) muscles an empty coal train on the northbound track of the Joint Line at Spruce, Colorado.

BNSF 8403 (SD70ACe) passes a signal at Spruce, Colorado as it runs south on the Joint Line.

BNSF ACe 8403 leads a coal train through Spruce, Colorado on the Joint Line.

Coal is still king on the Joint Line, and this one is traveling through the S curve at Spruce, Colorado, where it will stop briefly before heading into Palmer Lake.

BNSF 8403 (SD70ACe) makes like and Alco as it muscles a loaded coal train forward on the Joint Line at Spruce, Colorado.

BNSF 6018 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train south on the Joint Line towards Palmer Lake, Colorado.

A BNSF windmill blade train runs through Spruce, Colorado on the southbound Joint Line. The blades are made of a hollow composite material and are light enough to usually require a solo engine to... (more)