With the sun rising fast over the Sangre De Cristo Mountains in the distance, D&RGW #463 hustles west past Lava Tank towards Chama, NM on October 19, 2023.

"End of Standard Gauge" - a phrase that marks this section of the former D&RGW narrow gauge mainline near Antonito, CO. From here towards Chama and beyond it is all 3 foot track as K-27 ... (more)

"Sunrise at Lava Tank": D&RGW #463 rounds the curve at Lava Tank on October 19, 2023 as she pulls a freight train of empty stock cars west towards Chama, NM on the Rio Grande 3 foot narr... (more)

Golden rails highlight this scene at Lava Tank on the morning of October 19, 2023 as D&RGW #463 heads west outside of Antonito, CO.

"A High Plains Drifter": C&T, former D&RGW K-27 2-8-2 #463, hustles west towards Osier outside of Antonito, CO with an empty stock car train in tow on October 19, 2023. This was taken on... (more)

"Late Night at Antonito": After a day's work on the eastern end of the D&RGW narrow gauge mainline, K-27 #463 simmers at the water tank on October 19, 2023. This photo was taken as part ... (more)

Clear blue skies mark the eastern end of the Rio Grande narrow gauge mainline as D&RGW #463 with an empty freight train marches west towards Osier at MP 308.3 on October 19, 2023. This photo was t... (more)

D&RGW K-27 Mudhen #463 heads west out of Antonito, CO with a short freight train on the morning of October 19, 2023 near Lava Tank.

Pulling in to Lava Tank at sunrise on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad

"The Old Head Conductor" - The conductor rests as his mixed train races across the floor of the San Luis Valley in the fading autumn sunlight.

D&RG 168, under a rapidly changing sky, dodging lighting as it races across Ferguson Trestle on its way back to Antonito at the head of the Pre-National Narrow Gauge Convention Photo Charter.

The Pre-National Narrow Gauge Convention Photo Charter trying to outrun a thunderstorm on its way back to Antonito. Unsubstantiated legend has it the townsfolk of Antonito formed a vigilante posse... (more)

This special train was the Pre-National Narrow Gauge Convention Photo Charter on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The Photo Charter was pulled by the D&RG 168, a T-12, 4-6-0 built in 1883 ... (more)

A charter freight with a mid-train helper is heading west past MP 309, one of the most dramatic locations on the railroad. A pretty good recreation of DRGW operations during the 50's and 60's. T... (more)

As the day's light is rapidly disappearing our chartered freight passes Apache Crossing and starts the final climb to Cumbres. The DRGW ran its last revenue freight over this line in 1968, and the... (more)