Still gaining elevation, and over 2,000 feet to go before the summit of Cumbres Pass, C&TS Train 216 headed for Antonito makes a tremendous racket as it churns upgrade.
Locomotive: CTS 484 ... (more)
The eastbound from Chama passes the Lobo Lodge, just past Lobato Trestle.
Locomotive: CTS 484
7-26-16 Lobato, NM
The morning's eastbound out of Chama chuffs up what was once known as the Rio Grande San Juan Extension towards Antonito just shy of Lobato Trestle.
7-26-16 Lo... (more)
The morning's eastbound out of Chama slams up the stiff grades and sharp curves of the Rio Grande San Juan Extension towards Antonito.
7-26-16 Chama, NM
The CO-NM Express C&TS Train 216 is pounding upgrade out of town over the Chama River and past Jukes' Tree on the former Rio Grande San Juan Extension for Antonito, CO behind former DRGW K-36 #484... (more)
Durango & Silverton No. 473, crossing the Animas River.
Rio Grande Southern, Galloping Goose No. 5, at Rockwood, on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
There are a number of private homes that sit next to the Colorado Railroad Museum's tracks. I wonder if they have come to love the real sounds of steam or always have plans on the weekends when t... (more)
DRGW 491 was rebuilt in 1930 at the Burnham Shops in Denver (now extinct) and converted from a 4 foot to a 3 foot gauge configuration. Designated K-37 class, the unique frame configuration had th... (more)
Weather permitting, on weekends the Colorado Railroad Museum likes to show off its collection of operating steam engines. When they ran DRGW 491 it drew a crowd, with railfans coming from miles a... (more)
DRGW 491 makes a lap around the grounds of the Colorado Railroad Museum.
Leaving Silverton, Baldwin k-28 leads the first section of the days trains back to Durango along the Animas River.
The Sanctum of the Leviathans Railfan and Railroad's 2021 Center Spread 3rd Place Winner
D&SNGRR K-28 No. 473 backs to the cars that it will pull to Silverton tomorrow.
D&RGW Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 491 is the largest operating narrow gauge steam locomotive in the western hemisphere.
