Loaded coal buckets make their way into Castle Rock as the Colorado Rockies loom behind.

Solid Rio Grande consists were not common, but still possible to see in mid-2001. Power that had been assigned to Denver-Roper (Salt Lake City) trains in 2000 had now started to appear on the Joi... (more)

BNSF 5879 (ES44AC) & NS 3609 (ET44AC) help a southbound coal train on the steady grades from Denver up to Larkspur on the BNSF Joint Line. In the background the Pikes Peak towers above the surroun... (more)

BNSF 8785 (SD70ACe) & 6187 (ES44AC) pass Castle Rock area with a loaden coal train. BNSF 6138 (ES44AC) & 8818 (SD70MAC) are working on the rear end.

BNSF 5798 (ES44AC) and 9143 (SD70ACe) pass Castle Rock area with a southbound coal train. BNSF 6101 & CREX 1307 (both ES44AC) are working on the rear end

BNSF 6170 (ES44AC) and 9798 (SD70MAC) pass Castle Rock area with a southbound coal train. BNSF 5879 (ES44AC) and NS 3609 ((ET44AC) are working on the rear end

BNSF 5735 (ES44AC) leads a load of coal south of Castle Rock, Colorado.

A southbound Santa Fe freight passes through Castle Rock, Colorado, over the Joint Line on July 10, 1987. Leading the six-unit locomotive set is GE B23-7 No. 6395—followed by five EMDs—a GP35,... (more)

The area between Castle Rock and Larkspur, Colorado is some of the best scenery for photographing trains running on the Joint Line.

BNSF 5735 (ES44AC) pulls a load of coal up the hill from Sedalia to Castle Rock, Colorado.

A loaded Herzog ballast train makes its way up grade through Castle Rock, CO.

A Cascade Dash 2 leads the twice weekly Pikes Peak Local into Castle Rock on the Colorado Joint Line, as the Front Range of the Rockies loom in the background.

A pair of ACes, including an eastern thoroughbred visitor, make their way through Castle Rock with a coal load.

A pair of BNSF SD70 types drag coal loads into Castle Rock, CO in the winter season's second "big" snow event.

Two elephant BNSF ACes lead a loaded coal drag up grade through Castle Rock, CO.