The great expanse of the San Luis Valley surrounds a tiny Rio Grande local freight headed from Alamosa to Antonito at Estrella, Colorado, on the morning of May 24, 1991. Even though it doesn’t look like it in this view, irrigated agriculture and ranching abounds in this valley that is the headwaters of the Rio Grande River in south central Colorado.
A compilation of DRGW's La Veta Pass route to the San Luis Valley now operated by the SLRG.
With Rio Grande Scenic passenger operations coming to a close in 2019, the Alamosa sub is once again freight-only, as reflected here.
