Trains Unlimited tour on the G&Q. Only parts of the railroad are open, but this includes the spectacular Devils Nose. No. 17 is lettered for the Sibambe Cuenca, an abandoned G&Q branch. The die... (more)

Jake's place. A pleasant morning in Germany's Harz mountains with a recreation of a dimunitive DR freight train. And my thanks to Jake Birkinshaw for leading us to this spot.

The EDDTC hauled coal from several mines to the port of Imbituba. This is a train of empties leaving Imbituba.

Doubleheaded QJ 2-10-2's cross the JiTong line's iconic Simingyi viaduct. This perspective on the bridge shows off the marvelous civil engineering of this relatively new line.

The Dave Goodheart "stealth" charter with the 3751 on the Grand Canyon Railway. Dave created a lot of great photo ops for us. Thanks Dave.

In October 1992 John Craft ran a series of charters on the C&TS. During the week, while all the engines were hot, CMO John Bush had the brainstorm of lining all the engines up in numerical order ... (more)

"Through the weeds not around them". That was a parody of the DRGW's old advertising slogan, "through the Rockies not around them", dreamed up by DRGW engineer Andy Payne, probably while running ... (more)

Rotary OY made it to Cumbres, but that was enough for the first day and it backed away for an overnight rest. There have been a couple of questions about the"layering" of the snow. This was just... (more)

Joso has many moods. One can spend all day watching the light change and finding new ways to photograph this iconic structure and the landscape surrounding it. But it is more difficult to find a ... (more)

The GW Travel trans-Canada special spent the night at Revelstoke and is heading for Banff in beautiful morning light a few miles east of Revelstoke. Interesting mix of power. In the bar at my mo... (more)

DRGW Cumbres turns were often accompanied by a fair number of photographers and just curious tourists, and for the crews it was almost like a public performance. The brakeman smiles for my camera ... (more)

Switching at 11,000 feet. The C&S local on the Climax branch from Leadville switches the molybdenum mine at Climax. As noted in an earlier post this was the last standard gauge Class 1 steam ope... (more)

Another shot from Dave Gross' D&S winter charter. The first day was overcast and raining lightly, and the engine had a serious steam leak. The second day was wall to wall sun and the steam leak ... (more)

In its final weeks of operation before Amtrak, SP's Del Monte passes its namesake station outside of Monterey. The Del Monte Hotel had once been a luxurious destination for passengers, but during... (more)

A "Cumbres turn" much in the way the DRGW would have hauled cars to the top of Cumbres pass 50 years ago. A Steam Specials charter. A similar scene taken 50 years ago can be found Railroad: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Chama, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: DRGW 484/DRGW489
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 28, 2015