Seen holding the main with 15 cars in tow, the BNSF Longmont "Buck" Local has some added power in the form of a EMD SD70ACe and two additional units, after setting out cars at a recycling facility... (more)
BNSF 6418, UP 7257 and UP 6257 shove back loaded coal cars into the Xcel Energy Plant (Valmont) at Boulder, CO. The Valmont Train, as its known, originates at the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch.... (more)
One of a parade of coal trains heads toward Denver on the Moffitt, high above Eldorado Canyon State Park
A 75 car Ballast train sandblasts its way thru the Flatirons on a sunny March Morning along the Front Range.... The train was 5x2 DPU'd
In the final seconds before sunset, the Executive paint scheme on this BNSF engine reflects the final sunshine of the day.
GWR 296 is seen parked at the Boulder Railway Historical Society Site in Boulder, Colorado.
Railfanning with altitude.
An ex ATSF Warbonnet looking very grimy on this day.
BNSF now operates through FE Warren Air Force Base, WY, during the evenings. The change allows BNSF's Laurel, MT to Denver, CO, train to pass Boulder in the best light of the day. BNSF 4154 had SD... (more)
8-car deadheading BNSF passenger train had two domes - BAY VIEW and GLACIER VIEW. Train moved from Greybull, WY, to Topeka, KS.
UP GP40X's 9003 and 9004 (2 of 23 built) pull a unit coal train from the power plant in Boulder. Note HT-B trucks the locos are riding on.
CN SD60F 5520 was 2nd unit on Portland, OR, to Denver, CO, vehicle and intermodal train.
8 units heading up the Moffat line. The lead unit now belongs to RJ Corman..see photo 37872.
