Georgetown Loop No. 111 pulls into Silver Plume with the last train of the day.

With 9 cars in tow, Georgetown Loop No. 111 works its way up the Clear Creek valley towards Silver Plume.

No. 111 is being service prior to the first run of the day. This chunky Consolidation worked for the International Railways of Central American before coming to Colorado in the 1970s.

The original Devil's Gate Viaduct was built by the Colorado Central in 1877 and taken down in 1939. This replica (much stronger than the original) has been in service since the summer of 1984. U... (more)

Georgetown Loop No. 111 has backed its train under the Devil's Gate Viaduct, and now is steaming forward at full throttle as it makes the return trip to Silver Plume.

Georgetown Loop No. 111 soars over the rushing waters of Clear Creek with a full train out of Georgetown, heading upgrade towards Silver Plume.

Eureka is seen here at Tanglefoot Curve during an all-day trip from Chama to Osier with vintage freight cars. This trip, dubbed the "1870's Freight Train," was sponsored by the Friends ... (more)

Eureka has been turned on the Cumbres wye and is heading back downgrade to Chama after a successful test run to the 10,010-foot summit.

Eureka rolls downgrade at Coxo heading back to Chama after a test run to Cumbres.

My first encounter with Dan Markoff's Eureka & Palisade 4-4-0 "Eureka" was 24 years ago in Chama. On a warm June morning the 4-4-0 was under steam outside the original Chama roundhouse ... (more)

On my way home from South Dakota I spotted a headlight in the distance. As we approached the headlight stopped and there was a cloud of dust. Reaching the location, we discovered that the train ... (more)

Now in storage, this GE 70 tonner once worked as Dakota Southern/Sisseton Southern 76. This 1953-built unit was originally Tidewater Southern 143 and then Charles City Western 76 before being shi... (more)

This is a shot I've had in mind for awhile but haven't been able to pull off until now. Black Hills Central 110 is working hard upgrade near the top of Tin Mill Hill just out of Hill City, South ... (more)

Illinois Terminal 101 (built in 1917) zips down the rails at the Illinois Railway Museum, returning from Kishwaukee Grove.

The "Powered By Our People" unit waits for an assignment in St. Paul. Across the road is CP's St. Paul roundhouse, which had a variety of units outside for work on this spring afternoon... (more)