A Little Colorado

I took quite a few pictures in Colorado when I lived there. They are not here! The few pictures that follow are from a Saturday that I spent on the Western slope hosted by Paul Birkholz, author of the Mountain West Rail web page.

Paul arrived at the selected rendezvous in his Chevy 4X4 with a BNSF westbound in hot pursuit. I climbed in and spent the kind of afternoon that is only possible with someone who knows the area and loves trains. Thanks Paul!

Rock Creek Canyon between Crater and Volcano on the Craig Branch. This is a loaded train which I believe was bound for Chiles, Kentucky.
	An empty westbound coal train negotiating the Crater loops just south of Crater siding. The Colorado River valley is in the background.
The same train completing the third leg of the loop
	The coal train seen in the first picture rolling eastbound through Radium, CO. This is a quirky picture, but I like it.
A westbound BNSF manifest crossing the Colorado River between Burns and Range, Colorado.

A little Colorado !