Amtrak Heritage unit #156 leads the California Zephyr at tunnel 1 and Coal Creek Canyon.

California Zephyr and the grandstands of the Great Plains. I looked out the window and saw the break at Big Ten from an ongoing thundershower in Arvada; looked at ATCS and saw Amtrak was eminent i... (more)

The return of Rio Grande Southern #20 on the Trains Magazine with Jim Wrinn and the Colorado Railroad Museum photo spectacular Aug 1st was a sell out exciting and wonderful evening.

Celebrating history The February 1942 issue of Trains magazine featured a photo by William (Bill) Moedinger Jr. of the #20 which became one of the most iconic photos of the Rio Grande Sout... (more)

Switching at "No Agua" Rio Grande Southern #20's coming out party was a great success. Here we see #20 backing down to couple to a short freight at "No Agua" tank duri... (more)

Rio Grande Southern #20 (Schenectady Locomotive Works 4-6-0) gets a load of water and the crew work out the final details on today's opening run at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Rio Grande Southern #20 lives! The sun has almost set behind the mesa as Rio Grande Southern #20 takes on water at "No Agua" at the Colorado RR Museum. It's August 1st 2020 as #2... (more)

Old workmates back together... Goose #7 sits proudly next to Rio Grande Southern #20 and its even prouder crew. From a Trains Magazine photo shoot at the Colorado RR Museum celebrating the ... (more)

The caboose is connected and its time for the engineer to mount up and take the Rio Grande Southern #20 (4-6-0) to the Colorado Railroad Museum station for the morning's first passenger trip. The... (more)

Rio Grande Southern #20 is on stage at the Colorado Railroad Museum for its comeback from a lengthy thorough restoration.

Rio Grande Southern #20 is on stage at the Colorado Railroad Museum for its comeback from a lengthy thorough restoration.

Rio Grande Southern #20 is on stage at the Colorado Railroad Museum for its comeback from a lengthy thorough restoration.

Rio Grande Southern #20 is on stage at the Colorado Railroad Museum for its comeback from a lengthy thorough restoration.

With its 14 year restoration complete Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 #20 makes its public debut at the Colorado Railroad Museum, pulling excursions throughout the day.

For the Colorado Railroad Museum their newest pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is Rio Grande Southern No. 20, which ran for the public for the first time today following a 14-year restoration... (more)