Sunset through the Eldorado Canyon in the foothills near Boulder
The BNSF/UP Joint Line south of Denver was busy on the first weekday of the year with southbound coal trains nipping at each others' heels throughout the afternoon. In this scene south of Larkspur, a BNSF coal drag moves through a landscape with all the elements of a stereotypical Colorado photo: distant snow-capped peaks, red buttes, a working ranch, and bluebird skies.
A leaded BNSF coal train approaches the crest of the Palmer Divide at near Palmer Lake along the Joint Line south of Denver.
Curving along the old code lines, a BNSF coal train nears Palmer Lake on the Joint Line.
A productive morning on the ice at Palmer Lake as evidenced by the trout pulled out of the shallow lake only moments before the train's arrival.
Coal drags and open spaces, the defining features of Colorado railroading east of the Foothills. Here a loaded BNSF coal train grinds south through Greenland on the Joint Line.
A leaded BNSF coal train grinds uphill near the small town of Larkspur along the Joint Line south of Denver.
A BNSF train curves around Palmer Lake with the town in the background.
The tram up to Glenwood Adventure Park affords a spectacular view of Glenwood Springs and the Colorado River as it flows westward.
Sunset through the Eldorado Canyon in the foothills near Boulder
Sunset through the Eldorado Canyon in the foothills near Boulder
Sunset through the Eldorado Canyon in the foothills near Boulder
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