Climbing through La Veta Pass near Sierra, San Luis & Rio Grande FP10 No. 1100 leads a three car passenger special through the Colorado Rockies, east of Alamosa.

Servicing local industries in downtown Antonito, SLRG 115, a Citi leased SD9043MAC shoves across a frozen creek in the peak of winter operations for the San Luis & Rio Grande.

San Luis & Rio Grande FP10 #1100 leads a three car local food services special as it begins the climb up La Veta Pass at Sierra, CO. The special was a day-long round trip between Alamosa and La Ve... (more)

With a heavy coat of ice fog on the shrubs in the foreground and the thermometer reading -6 degrees (f) the day dawns in Alamosa and finds a pair of San Luis & Rio Grande painted SD9043MACs idling... (more)

Flying through the San Luis Valley
The crew on San Luis and Rio Grande 2-6-0 No. 1744 has an on time arrival of the afternoon passenger run in mind as the train cruises westbound betwee... (more)

Storming out of Alamosa, Colorado, a San Luis and Rio Grande train heads east at sunrise on September 20, 2007. The photo freight is led by former Southern Pacific 2-6-0 No. 1744.

Climbing out of Alamosa, Colorado, in the expansive San Luis Valley, a San Luis and Rio Grande eastbound pulled by 2-6-0 No. 1744, heads into a golden sunrise on September 20, 2007. The train will... (more)

The four loads of scoria rock are full tonnage for the 18 as it labors up the final quarter mile to the 9242 foot summit at Fir, enveloped in its own smoke. Just a of touch of Fall color remains.... (more)

SLRG 18 heading east with loads. A Farrails/Lerro charter.

SLRG 18 slips its wheels on a photo run-bye on the steep 3% grade of La Veta Pass.

Just like the days of old, the Alamosa to Walsenburg local know as train 162 in the Rio Grande era patiently waits at the entrance to the Trinchera Ranch with its stylish SD90/43MACS on the point ... (more)

Some Assembly Required Looking a little worse for wear, the SLRG 8542 is seen missing a few components as it sits on RIP tracks east of the depot with the remains of a fellow steam engine ... (more)

Locomotives inside the shop at Mid-America Car include an IANR MP1500D and an Ex-CB&Q/BN/MARC/NMOT E8 (Rebuilt into an E9AM by MK) which Ed Ellis recently bought for his Iowa Pacific High Iron Tra... (more)

After setting out a cut of cars at Lacolle, Quebec, Canadian Pacific Railway train 252 is backing to the train that will head south into the United States shortly. On the backup move, the conduct... (more)

The West Texas & Lubbock Railroad was in a power shortage, so parent company Iowa Pacific Holdings sent locomotives from the SLRG to help out. The locomotive has come a long way from the cold Main... (more)