Morning Backlit Majesty One of many runby opportunities at the this memorable photo charter just before the C19 shutdown.

Strumming By The Fire The Hyce plays his guitar on a layover at the water tank.

Rollinsville at Capacity D&RGW AX-41 Jordan Spreader is headed to help open the Overland Route near Rawlins, WY jammed in behind the HPVODEN and being passed by the HDENPVO. A busy day... (more)

Holiday Greetings Al Blount and old Saint Nick gather for new snow under the guiding light of the Polar Express.

Tending the Fire Firebox glow lends a hand in casting a mood of real railroading.

Jimmy Booth at the Throttle Paul and Jimmy handle the operations of the Polar Express.

Sea of Snow
A sea of snow in the mountain valley awaits the slow steady march of the machine of oil and coal and sweat.

Chest Deep
The battle rages on at the Summit of Cumbres Pass.

Holiday Traditions
Al Blount and Santa are entertaining the engineer Bret Wiebold before departure to the North Pole

Preparations
Evening inspection is underway with D&RGW 491 before 6 hours of running with the Polar Express.

Occasionally the Colorado & Southern Railway borrowed power for a few days at a time from the Rio Grande or Union Pacific. Here a pair of Rio Grande GP30's and three C&S SD-9's charge through S... (more)

I originally thought this was a Utah Railway train. But after talking to others in the know, this is a Rio Grande coal train with Union Pacific pool power. Destined for the Pleasant Valley branch ... (more)

on a warm Wednesday afternoon, Denver & Rio Grande Western 346 sits steamed up outside the roundhouse at the CRRM.

On March 27, 1966, CB&Q and D&RGW are pooling motive power west of Denver, which accounts for the presence of Q 953, a GP30 leading an all-GP30 consist, climbing into the Rockies at a location ass... (more)

On board of the D&RGW Zephyr. Comment of a member contact: Location is West bound (D&RGW #17) exiting the Webster Hill cut-out, just West of Rifle Colo. That's Mount Callahan, on the left side of... (more)