The blue of CSX's Dark Future scheme looks mighty fine amidst the Rocky Mountains. this coal train, which originated east of the Mississippi on CSX, has managed to keep all three of is CSX leaders for the journey west toward the mine in western Colorado. It is a beautiful morning as the train approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.