Green Machines In a scene reminiscent of days gone by, five Burlington Northern beauties (4 still in BN colors) are see... (more)

Santa Fe all the Way A warbonnet painted Dash 9 moves three former Santa Fe covered hoppers around the ex-Santa Fe yard in Pueblo. The Santa Fe yard was built as a hump yard and opened in... (more)

SP 199 leads a three pack of speed lettered Southern Pacific locomotives seen resting in the old Rio Grande locomotive term... (more)

A very clean Southern Pacific GP40-2 helps pull today's Steel Mill local out of the massive ex-Rio Grande yard in Pueblo. Although some of its tracks are used for storage, one can still see lots ... (more)

With today's work complete, the Steel Mill local rounds the curve underneath Main Street and is about to pass the Union Station as a UP empty hopper train is seen coming off of the Walsenburg Subd... (more)

A pair of veteran BN power idles harmonically on the fuel track in the Pueblo yard while displaying two of BN's locomotive paint schemes.

After leaving later than usual in the morning, the Hill Cut is returning back to Pueblo yard with a Continuous Welded Rail (CWR) train. Icons of Pueblo such as the Union Depot on the left, the Co... (more)

The Hill Cut is almost done putting its train together as is it continues to build it in the Receiving/Departure yard of Pueblo with vintage power on the point.

Another load of Black Diamonds prepares to pound the switches of Pueblo Junction as this train moves from the Pikes Peak sub and onto the Pueblo sub for the journey east towards La Junta.

With her SP nose still displaying the fallen flag's initials proudly, the Canon City local has just returned from another day of work out west. Meanwhile, the Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD GP40M-2
Location: Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UP 1482
Train ID: UP LDS53
Photo Date: June 09, 2011

After years of faithful service to the Santa Fe, the 2912 now finds herself as one of the star attractions of the Pueblo Railway Museum. The 2900 class of Santa Fe 4-8-4s were the heaviest of the... (more)

On time as usual, the Rock & Rail makes an early morning delivery into the old Rio Grande yard with loads to drop off for interchange with the BNSF. They will soon depart with empty covered hoppe... (more)

The "Hill Cut" has just set off this pair of BN painted EMDs and is about to go retrieve its cars for today's work in Minnequa yard near the Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Mill.

Two UP Dash 9s bring an empty rock train into the ex-Rio Grande yard in Pueblo which has its western side protected by a levee built to help control the flow of the Arkansas River and prevent a ca... (more)

Lots of EMD power sits in the former Santa Fe yard in Pueblo on a bright and sunny day.