Plenty of classic photos exist of the two mains at the old crossover at Spruce, CO looking south toward Palmer Lake, but not many exist looking the other way. Here we see a northbound manifest in... (more)

A southbound unit tank train comes to a stop a few miles before Palmer Lake due to an opposing northbound lined through the single track section there. Stopping here at the transition area betwee... (more)

As it starts to descend downgrade, a BNSF unit tank train enters into the famous "sag" on the Joint Line near the summit of Palmer Lake. This location is one of the 3 areas on the Joint Line wher... (more)

CREX 1204 is heading North towards Denver with an empty coal train. The rear DPU's are barely visible back at the end of the train.

This afternoon after a very welcome downpour up here in the Palmer Lake area a southbound BNSF coal load was climbing it's way to the top of the Palmer Divide led by one of the earliest AC models ... (more)

A pair of brand new consecutively numbered ACe's lead a southbound BNSF coal load into the "sag" at Spruce siding.

A pair of brand new consecutively numbered ACe's lead a southbound BNSF coal load into the "sag" at Spruce siding.

A pair of brand new consecutively numbered ACe's lead a southbound BNSF coal load into the "sag" at Spruce siding.

A fine mixture of power led a southbound BNSF manifest train past Spruce siding a couple of miles north of Palmer Lake

Under threatening skies, BNSF 6430 leads coal loads upgrade on the Joint Line toward the summit at Palmer Lake.

Southbound BNSF coal load passing Spuce siding

A Southbound loaded coal train climbs the grade up Main 1 past the Spruce station sign visible in the background.

Escorting BNSF train JPTRDEN on the Joint Line on April 15, 2005 are hi-rail trucks, both in front of and following the train, carefully inspecting the right-of-way. Here the procession is slowly ... (more)

Slowly moving northbound between Spruce and Greenland on April 15, 2005, is a large 745-ton Belleli vessel being shipped from Houston, Texas, to Denver, Colorado, using the “world’s largest ra... (more)

In glorious evening light a southbound BNSF freight passes a ballast train in the siding at Spruce. Spring time in Colorado is a great time to get trackside and enjoy the fine show of railroading ... (more)