Colorado’s Joint line runs between Denver, CO and\u00a0Pueblo, CO, passing through Colorado Springs, with trains of the BNSF and UP\u00a0traversing the route. The line is a separated double track for much of the\u00a0route, with single track between Palmer Lake and Colorado Springs.\u00a0 Steep\u00a0grades slow trains both northbound and southbound, with the top of the grade\u00a0at Palmer Lake. Virtually all southbound coal loads as well as many\u00a0northbound coal empties have DPU’s to assist.<\/td>\n

The famed Moffat Tunnel Sub runs west from Denver,\u00a0CO towards the Rocky Mountains, where the lines goes through the mountains, not\u00a0around them. With 29 tunnels in the lines first 41 miles (the 29 tunnels\u00a0are located in just 17 miles), the single track line features abundant photo\u00a0opportunities.\u00a0 The Moffat Tunnel Sub runs between Denver, CO and\u00a0Phippsburg, CO for a distance of 168 miles.\u00a0 Although a UP line, trains of\u00a0the BNSF along with Amtrak are seen on the Denver to Bond portion of the line.<\/td>\n

Major changes were made several years ago for this section of the railroad located on the ex ATSF, now BNSF mainline\u00a0across New Mexico. These images showcase the line just prior to the double track project. \u00a0This short single track section of railroad features 7\u00a0bridges in the short 4.7 miles from East Sias, NM to Scholle, NM as the railroad\u00a0passes through Abo Canyon.\u00a0 Work has begun on double tracking this\u00a0bottleneck, which will improve operations on the busy transcon.\u00a0 This\u00a0gallery features images from the Belen, NM area to the Mountainair, NM area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Between Des Moines, NM and Trinidad, CO, the Twin\u00a0Peaks sub is quite scenic, passing through small ranch towns, going around many\u00a0horseshow curves, and traversing the high plains of Colorado and New Mexico.\u00a0Beginning in 2005, the line is used for northbound trains only, with southbound\u00a0trains traveling through La Junta and onto the Boise City Subdivision en route\u00a0to Texas.<\/td>\n

With a train density that has to be seen to be appreciated, the Powder River Basin puts on a display of railroading at its\u00a0finest.\u00a0 Unit trains, modern power, DPU’s, multi track operations, grades\u00a0and curves, its all to be seen on the Orin Sub in Wyoming. Note the changes in images from 2006 and earlier and 2016.<\/td>\n

Lines of the BNSF and UP that serve the Powder River\u00a0Basin fan out in many directions.\u00a0 Crawford Hill in Western Nebraska\u00a0features one such line.\u00a0 The double track line utilizes manned pushers for\u00a0Crawford Hill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Located in Eastern UT, this branch leaves the UP\u00a0mainline at Brendal, UT.\u00a0 Running south from Brendal, the line passes\u00a0within several hundred yards of the entrance of Arches National Park.\u00a0 This\u00a0relatively unvisited line sees a once a week train to the mine at \u00a0Potash, and 6 days a week trains from the radioactive loading site at Emkay to the unloading site at Brendel. \u00a0This line passes spectacular red rocks and even arches on its way to the mine at Potash, UT.<\/td>\n

Images of steam in the digital camera era. \u00a0All steam images were taken in Colorado since July of 2004.<\/td>\n

Some images of scanned slides in the Northern NJ and NY area, includes shots of the Erie-Lackawanna, CNJ, and NYS&W.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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