Former Canadian National GMD F9B No. 6622 still hangs onto whats left of its heritage at Alamosa, Colorado, on August 31, 2013. Built in January 1957 for passenger service on CN, The unit went to ... (more)

Backing up on the Mardi Gras
After making a “run by” for guests, a special passenger train operating on the San Luis Central backs up to load passengers at County Road 4 just south o... (more)

Apparently the SLRG has gone from steam and classy F units several years back to ugly duckling ex-NJT bandits powering their La Veta Pass excursions. Hopefully the fleet of GPs will also be repain... (more)

A nice looking F40PH rebuild sits in the Alamosa yard. Some unused coaches and F units in the background all look rather worse for the wear.

A single San Luis & Rio Grande F40 pulls a long string of tank cars west out of the yard in Alamosa, Colorado.

Locomotives:
SLRG 459 F40PH

Engineer Micheal Polk gives a friendly wave from GRYR Train PEX-03 crossing Long Creek on the Ex-IC Grenada District with the 13:00 departure of The Polar Express out of Batesville, MS on the rail... (more)

Chicago Terminal and Polar Express equipment layover in Elk Grove Village for servicing before being put on other assignments

Amtrak Train 21 makes its station stop at Poplar Bluff on the UP Hoxie Sub. at 03:48, which was 4 hours, 6 minutes late. The train had quite the inflated consist tonight with 3 units, 15 cars, 8 ... (more)

Shove Em' Acting on instructions from his conductor, Engineer Steven Butler (and at the time, Steam CMO) of the San Luis and Rio Grande, backs former Lake Superior and Ishpeming (and Grand Cany... (more)

San Luis & Rio Grande 227 looks a little tired as it leans on a track at the UP's North Yard in Denver. Originally built in 1976 for Amtrak, this F40PH now works for the SLRG in Alamosa, Colorado... (more)

SLRG 515, a former CNW E8A, holds in Horn Lake for an excursion train along the Grenada Railway.

SLRG 515 trails on this Fall color excursion as it crosses the bridge over Coldwater River.

After idling all night, SLRG 515 blows out a little carbon as it departs on a Fall Foilage special.

The P&N will be starting there Train to Christmas soon and some passenger cars are arriving. This one stood out to me as it has french letting on the side. It says international company cars beds ... (more)