Rock Island Rail and Rebar. Denver Rock Island Railroad SW1500 no. 1083 is seen spotting cars at CMC Rebar in Denver, CO. The unit was originally Southern Pacific 2480, and was purchase... (more)

Switching Over the South Platte. Denver Rock Island Railroad SW1500 no. 1083 is seen crossing the South Platte River with a cut of cars, heading for interchange with BNSF Railway. The u... (more)

Urban Freight Haulers. Denver Rock Island Railroad SW1500 no. 1083 is seen spotting cars at CMC Rebar in Denver, CO. The unit was originally Southern Pacific 2480, and was purchased fro... (more)

Denver Rock Island Railyard. Three Denver Rock Island Railroad locomotives are seen sitting at the railway's facility in the North Washington neighborhood of Adams County, CO. SW1500 no... (more)

In order to get from the Union Pacific's North Yard in downtown Denver to the Greeley Sub main line on which UP 4014 and cars would run to Cheyenne, the train had to back up just over 5 miles. Her... (more)