D&RGW3062 with companions descends from Palmer Lake towards an upraising storm
BNSF 6217 fronts a coal empty heading North on Main #2. In the background, a Southbound manifest holds at the light in the "sag" on Main #1.
ATSF freight descends from Palmer lake en route to Monument
One of a morning parade of northbound coal empties crests the Palmer Divide and begins the descent toward Denver on the Joint Line.
The rear DPUs on this northbound empty coal train have throttled down and will now assist with braking for the remainder of the trip to Denver. A few moments earlier, this train crested the Palme... (more)
BNSF's Denver to Chicago intermodal train ZDENCHI normal route is east on the former Q main line but in Feb '12 BNSF rerouted the train south on the Joint Line then east on the exSanta Fe across K... (more)
on the left a northbound BNSF coal empty has just come over the top of the Palmer Divide and is starting the fifty mile descent to Denver while on the right a southbound BNSF coal load has been wa... (more)
a northbound BNSF coal empty is about to round Palmer Lake and reach the top of the Palmer Divide then it's downhill the rest of the trip to Denver with Monument in the distance
A morning northbound empty coal train with solid EMD power (head end and rear DPU) has crested the grade at Palmer Lake and will now pick up speed on the downgrade run to Denver.
On a recent trip home to Colorado I was able to re-visit a few of my favorite places on the Jointline as seen here at a location known as the Sag a few miles north of Palmer Lake. A southbound coa... (more)
A Southbound manifest nears the Palmer Divide as it works hard up the last half mile of the climb up from Denver.
BNSF 9310 is the first in a fleet of 7 Northbounds to pass Palmer Lake in the next hour.
BNSF 8925 leads this Northbound empty as it passes through Palmer Lake.
Amtrak's special move to get unit #600 to the Pueblo test track passes Palmer Lake on its way south.
With a wagon wheel mac leading the way, this Northbound coal empty passes a dry Palmer Lake on the Joint Line.
