ATCX #3118 rests on the head end of the excursion consist in the Austin Steam Train Association yard in Cedar Park. ASTA had leased this locomotive (ex-HZRX #3134) in 2016 when RSD-15 #442 went do... (more)
Rocky Mountaineer
Westbound Rocky Mountaineer passes through many cuts and granite valleys on the trip from Denver to Grand Junction on this most scenic trip.
Homeward Bound. After working several locations around Columbia, Y102 passes through the central Devine Junction on its way back to Cayce Yard as it clears up for a coal train ready to pas... (more)
JH15, aka Shoreham 1, works the Shoreham Intermodal Facility with a KCS GP40-3 and CP GP20C-ECO. Shoreham is largely unrecognizable compared to its days as a major Soo Line terminal.
The Rocky Mountaineer comes chugging through the Red Narrow. I'm pretty excited for this train to start running to Salt Lake for real. So far these are test runs.
At the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon. My second shot of the day. Kind of fitting this train is running in Rio Grade territory. Another very dark paint scheme to try and expose.
I was finally able to catch the Rocky Mountaineer today with the sun out. The weather didn't look good early. But it end up working out just right. First shot of the day was Mesa, Utah. Just comin... (more)
ATCX 3118, after getting patched just 2 days before this shot, pulls out of the A&TC Cedar Park yard westbound for Burnet, TX on the Hill Country Flyer.