Crossing the Animas. Although the morning sunlight is already bathing the western walls of the Animas Canyon, the bottom of the gorge is still in shadow as the first of the Silverton Trains... (more)

Durango & Silverton’s Presidential special is operated during the late summer Railfest activities. For the 2005 version, the railroad renumbered Mikado 478 to a long-scrapped sister engine, No. ... (more)

Something the Cumbres & Toltec is trying this year is a weekly train run on Sundays, called the Sunday Express. It starts at Chama, runs up the 4% to Cumbres, where the passengers get a picnic lun... (more)

After a long 63-mile ride from Antonito, C&TS train 215 arrives at the depot at Chama for the passengers to get off the train. Sitting on track 1 is the Thomas special, which had finished running ... (more)

Early morning at Lava. A Pete Lerro/Farrails charter. Looks a bit "gritty", like the old days.

The old Baldwin number 487 leaves Chama, New Mexico on a sunny day. The engine crosses the Rio Chama River Bridge about half a mile outside of town. The climb begins up the very scenic 4% grade to... (more)

Built in 1898 for the Colorado & Northwestern and later purchased by the town of Boulder, CO in 1952 for preservation. Now restored and on display at the CO railroad museum.

Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No. 5 passes the water tank at Cresco, Colorado on Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad’s 4-percent climb of Cumbres Pass on May 25, 1999. This “motor” as R... (more)

K-27 463 is back under steam again after a 10 year absence! Here she is with a return to steam special on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.

Having completed its task of helping a hill turn to the top of Cumbres Pass, K-37 No.494 leaves the wye snowshed and heads back to Chama.

It was just another day for pushing a turn to the top of Cumbres Pass for 494 and its crew, but for me it was one of excitement and anticipation, since a visit the night before to view the eng... (more)

Wild West At Golden: Florence & Cripple Creek 4-6-0 No. 20 was built by Schenectady in 1899. In 1916, F&CC No. 20 was sold to the Rio Grande Southern and it spent the next 35 years on the Silver ... (more)

On this day in 1957 the threat of the demise of the narrow gauge seemed remote, so I was not surprised that I had K-37 No. 493 and its helper all to myself as they labored toward the summi... (more)

D&SNG K28 #478 (former D&RGW) on his way from Silverton to Durango, leaving Silverton.

K-37 No.494 drifts across Lobato Trestle on its way back to Chama after helping a hill turn to th... (more)