With the Edna mine in the background, Denver & Rio Grande Western Train 701 works through Oak Creek, Colorado.

DRGW 3082 leads an eastbound manifest uphill into Belden siding. A downhill helper set waits on the track along the Eagle Mine. View from Highway 24 high above.

Having started its journey at Phippsburg, Colorado, Rio Grande Train 701 passes through the scenic valley near Oak Creek. The three SD50’s are bound for the Energy Mine with a train of PSCX hopp... (more)

Rio Grande GP30 3011 is descending through the horse shoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon on the way to Denver. 3011 is now a survivor at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden.

Led by a pair of Rio Grande EMD GP60s, the Rio Grande Ski Train rolls eastbound through the cut at milepost 23 east of Plainview, Colorado, on June 17, 2000.

A rugged section of track between Crater and Volcano, Colorado, on Rio Grande’s Craig Branch is illustrated with this tight loop of track negotiated within Rock Creek Canyon. With the latter hal... (more)

A westbound train departs Miniturn behind four Rio Grande locomotives.

A westbound Rio Grande intermodal train exits the Glenwood Tunnel east of Glenwood Springs on July 6, 1987. This part of Interstate 70 highway through Glenwood Canyon was completed in 1965, with a... (more)

With early morning light, DRGW 5357 leads eastbound train #742 at Clay, CO, on Feb 4, 1984.

DRGW 5336 leads westbound freight #187 at Tunnel 1, between Clay and Plainview, CO, on Feb 4, 1984.

Rio Grande GP60 Nos. 3156 and 3154 lead a passenger special downgrade through a cut past milepost 23 at Coal Creek between Plainview and Clay, Colorado, on October 20, 1997.

DRGW 5341 with train #531, an empty returning to the mine for loading. Seen near Energy, CO on Jul 27, 1977.

Rock Creek Canyon
Right in the gut of rugged Rock Creek Canyon on Rio Grande’s Craig Branch, an eastbound coal train exits Tunnel 45 between Crater and Volcano, Colorado, on September ... (more)

A trio of Rio Grande EMD SD40T-2 Tunnel Motors power a westbound train with double stacks up front as it approaches Malta, Colorado, on the scenic route over Tennessee Pass on May 24, 1991.

DRGW 5411 leads an eastbound coal load at Crescent, CO, on Oct 3, 1982.