Union Pacific #6480 passes over the Uncompahgre River bridge near the town of Austin on the N. Fork Branch

Union Pacific #5490 leads a Richmond, CA to W. Elk Mine empty coal train as it negotiates the big horseshoe curve near Austin on the N. Fork Branch.

Rio Grande's local coal circles the horseshoe at Austin on the North Fork branch under threating skies. Fortunately the sun held out long enough to capture this shot. Scanned from a Kodachrome sli... (more)

Three Rio Grande tunnel motors, albeit one is in SP colors, traverse the horseshoe curve at Austin on Rio Grande's scenic North Fork branch. The local train dropped off empties and picked up loads... (more)

An SP coal shuttle rambles along the North Fork Branch through rural Delta County east of Austin. The 44 car train, originating in Grand Junction, will load at Somerset.

Union Pacific Rio Grande Heritage locomotive No. 1989 powers an Operation Lifesaver train on UP’s North Fork Subdivision south of Grand Junction on June 14, 2009. This pacing view is from parall... (more)