With the Sangre De Christo Mountains serving as a backdrop, the AAPRCO San Juan Limited ascends the west slope of Veta Pass.

There was a lot of interesting equipment in the San Luis & Rio Grande's yard in Alamosa when I visited. On the left is a former Southern Pacific caboose, Railroad Passenger Car Numbering Bureau (... (more)

One of the more interesting passenger trains in the United States recently was the Hoosier State, operated four times per week between Indianapolis, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois, with thi... (more)

Still on the property

The 2016 edition of the Middleton Polar Express, operated by Iowa Pacific Holdings on the Wisconsin & Southern, featured ex-IC 101 along with four leased VIA domes. Built as CB&Q 9977, it is now o... (more)

The 2016 edition of the Middleton Polar Express, operated by Iowa Pacific Holdings on the Wisconsin & Southern, featured ex-WSOR #10A back on home rails, along with four leased VIA domes. #103, bu... (more)

Every bit as great to ride as the narrow gauge but largely unknown, this line is a gem. On it’s first trip since rebuilding and last trip to date this great little engine poses while we take in... (more)

A San Luis & Rio Grande photo freight, powered by 2-6-0 No. 1744, aims at La Veta Pass east of after departing Alamosa, Colorado, at first light. This is a special photo freight operated by the ra... (more)

The sun has just cracked the horizon on the morning of September 20, 2007, as San Luis & Rio Grande’s former Southern Pacific 2-6-0 No. 1744 works toward La Veta Pass east of Alamosa, Colorado. ... (more)

Portrait of the SLRG #8577 (ex LMX #8577) at La Veta station.

A passenger train from Alamosa is arriving at La Veta hauled by the SLRG #8577.

Portrait of the SLRG #459 (ex Amtrak #264) at La Veta station. The locomotive has just arrived at the station with a passenger train from Alamosa. #459 was originally delivered to Amtrak as F40PH/... (more)

Back in more promising times out here. Ex-GM&O F3A was last used by the very short lived Historic Saint Mary's operation in Southeast GA.

I always wanted to photograph one of these F40M-2s as soon as I saw photos of one as they were delivered to the Canadian American Railroad, an Iron Roads shortline whose hard luck story was just a... (more)

The SLRG seemed to have everything going for it at this time. Iowa Pacific was a rapidly growing company, delighting railfans with passenger service using a variety of vintage equipment. Freight ... (more)