On Sunday, September 3, 2021, Trains Magazine hosted a charter at Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad featuring Rio Grande Southern (RGS) 20 powering a mixed train. In an effort to experience sunris... (more)

Rio Grande southern 4-6-0 20 leads a freight westbound out of Antonito. the second loco is RGS K27 455. this was the trains photo Charter. we had a great time with this

Rocks Ahead!

Re-creating an iconic photo that graced the front cover to Trains Magazine in 1942, the newly restored Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 No. 20 poses as a brakeman sits on... (more)

Jimmy Booth tends the Fire
Master of his vessel tends his fire on RGS 20 in the early hours of a long day behind the throttle.

Heavy Snow & Steam
RGS 20 acting as it’s own weather system stirs up the snow and swirls with excitement.

The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado has an amazing set of old engines and rolling stock. One such standout is Rio Grande Southern #7 Galloping Goose which is operable and will take p... (more)

Conductor Al Bloudnt and Santa Clause at the Colorado Railroad Museum

The Engineer

Just before pulling on the throttle, the engineer of Rio Grande Southern 20 looks back for the highball from the conductor. The engineer here is well known in the... (more)

346 and 318 In Roundhouse

Galloping Goose #7 of the Rio Grande Southern keeps other vintage equipment company on a siding at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado.

The Meet at No Agua

During the Triple Steam Up Weekend at the Colorado Railroad Museum, Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 #20 overtakes Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-0 #346 at the No... (more)

Misnomer

- A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied.

There's one somewhere in this photo, see if you can find it. This weekend at the Colorado ... (more)

The Rio Grande Southern 'Galloping Goose' no. 7 got a heavy blanket of snow during the Snowmageddon storm of March 14th. You can almost imagine this scene right out of the late 1940's / early 195... (more)