Front Range Railfanning

Welcome to Front Range Railfanning! This group was founded by USAF Maj. Chris Paulhamus, and is now under control of future Airman, Carlos Ferran. This group is here to serve the needs of everyone who call the Joint Line their home railfanning line or to those visiting in the near future!

The Joint Line is a jointly owned piece of triple, double, and single track railroad from Denver to Pueblo. UP owns most of the track on the line, but BNSF dispatches it. We have the luxury of having 2 dispatchers, one for each railroad, to call out trains. The majority of the train traffic on the line is coal, followed merchandise, tanker, unit grain, unit autorack, Intermodel on rare occasions, and special trains. 90% of the trains are BNSF, the rest is UP.

Topics include heads ups of trains with some nice lashups, railroading news, heritage units, trip reports, questions on anything railroad related, nostalgia, and more! We also have materials to help catch locals, radio frequencies, and train symbols.

I hope to continue the legacy set by Chris, and make this group even more prosperous. Welcome to the group, and welcome to the Joint Line!

The LCOL131 (Pikes Peak Local) heads around Palmer Lake with a rare visitor, a B40-8W.