BNSF 8205 (ES44C4) runs through heavy fog and snow as it rounds the corner to Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 6213 ES44AC runs past the ever present cows grazing on pasture land north of Palmer Lake

BNSF 8205 (ES44C4) leads a freight towards Palmer Lake as dense fog grips the area.

BNSF 9288 (SD70ACe) leads a loaded coal train towards Palmer Lake, Colorado.

Almost new, and the first of its class, Oakway Leasing EMD SD60 No. 9000 leads two sisters and a Burlington Northern GE C30-7 on a northbound BN coal empty at Palmer Lake on Colorado’s Joint Lin... (more)

You can see an entire coal train running through the area known as 'The Sag' just north of Palmer Lake.

A Santa Fe TOFC train speeds north through the once-quiet community of Palmer Lake, Colorado.

A southbound Santa Fe TOFC train rolls south approaching Palmer Lake, Colorado on the Joint Line.

BNSF ACe 8430 leads a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake, Colorado on a sunny day.

BNSF 4863 (Dash9) shoves a freight through the S curves at Palmer Lake, Colorado.

Palmer Lake, Colorado provides a variety of scenic vantage points to shoot trains that run through the town. The Joint Line is one of the most active lines, handling coal trains running full tow... (more)

Coal is still king for now on the Joint Line in Colorado. Here is a loaded southbound coal approaching Larkspur Colorado on the Joint Line, named such as it handles both Union Pacific and BNSF tr... (more)

BNSF 9295 (SD70ACe) pulls a mixed freight towards Palmer Lake on the Joint Line

A trio of SD70MACS bring a southbound coal train past the searchlights leading onto single track at Palmer Lake, CO. The train is coming off of UP (nee Rio Grande) track, whereas the track on the ... (more)

BNSF 6074 (ES44AC) leads an empty coal northbound on the Joint Line through Palmer Lake, Colorado.