The peculiar green hue of the surrounding mountains are evident as a westbound empty coal train for the Craig branch approaches the junction at Orestod behind 5388 5367 5375 5413 in June 1981.

With brakes sizzling after the severe decent off the Craig branch, an eastbound loaded coal train runs through Orestod, east of Bond behind 5367 5377 5359 5412 5364 in February 1982.

A westbound freight, led by 3122 3072 3020 and 3039, leaves Bond and is about to head over the Colorado River and into the short tunnel at McCoy in June 1981.

An eastbound coal off the Craig branch approaches State Bridge behind 5367 5377 5359 5412 and 5364 in February 1982.

With the depot stop and crew change at Bond coming up shortly, the westbound Rio Grande Zephyr crawls slowly through the sleepy hamlet of State Bridge in February 1982.

A westbound empty coal climbs up above Bond as it takes the Craig branch from Orestod behind filthy 5388 and sisters 5367 5375 and 5413 in June 1981.

SRS 144 sits in the hole at Yarmony during a met with an eastbound coal behind 5367 5377 5359 5412 and 5364 in February 1982. Having similarities to Victorian Railways 1920s built Petrol (later Di... (more)

Westbound #17, Rio Grande Zephyr, behind the usual suspects, crosses a frozen Colorado River, just west of the stop and crew change at Bond and is about to go into the short tunnel at McCoy, on th... (more)

Eastbound #100 freight, behind 3126 3066 3125 5333 3018 crosses a westbound freight at Orestod, just east of Bond and at the start of the Dotsero cut off; Orestod being Dotsero backwards and Dotse... (more)

The headlights of 5771 reflect in the part-frozen Colorado River as the westbound RGZ approaches the west switch of Yarmony siding in December 1981. Yarmony was a popular dropping off point for ra... (more)

5771 253 5763 5762 on the Rio Grand Zephyr runs west on the main through Yarmony in December 1981

A rare treat is to see a manifest on the Craig Branch. On December 30th the MPHNYX is about to cross hwy 131 in Bond, CO on what was a cold but spectacular winter day.

The new order - after presumably an Amtrak motive power problem, DRGW 3089 pilots 237 on eastbound #6 Californian Zephyr as it approaches the short tunnel at McCoy, just west on Bond in September ... (more)

A westbound coal empty cruises along the clear blue waters of the Colorado River. It is approaching West Bond as it makes its way down the Dotsero Cutoff.