The 1083 pushes a lone 52’6” MoPac gondola to the last customer on this portion of the line, the Iron & Metals scrap processor. This gondola was built by Constructor Nationala of Mexico as pa... (more)
This shot illustrates some of the challenges that the Denver Rock Island Railroad crew has to navigate - cars parking close to the tracks and road traffic that is literally feet from the switching... (more)
Although a little wonky in appearance, the track on which the Denver Rock Island Railroad operates around the Denver Stock Yards works just fine and tends to give the SW1500 a little swagger.
The Denver Rock Island Railroad works the various industrial sidings around the Denver Stockyards on Denver’s north side, providing a great opportunity to photograph the vintage engines on wavy ... (more)