Colorado & Southern Passenger Train Bulletin outside the Silver Plume, CO Dept which sits at 9,178ft above sea level and is 54 Miles West of Denver.

The conductor gives hand signals to Engineer Will Gant before making a reverse move to the east end of the museum grounds and hooking onto their train for the trip to Georgetown.

Shay #9 starts up the 2% Grade as they put on a show for a few people at the Devil's Gate Station near Georgetown, CO.

The last time I photographed No. 40 at the Georgetown Loop - my favorite locomotive there - was on a hot afternoon in September 2002. Here's the little 2-8-0 steaming over the Devils Gate with an... (more)

After running on the Georgtown Loop from the late 1970s until 1985, Shay 8 on static display at Silver Plume until being moved to Canon City in the mid-2000s.

Ex-West Side Lumber Shay 12 steams into the Silver Plume station with an afternoon train from Georgetown. Note the flags - this was just a week after 9/11, and the mood was somber.

No. 14 backs down towards the Devils Gate Viaduct. After passengers have the opportunity to see the bridge, it will reverse direction and head towards Silver Plume.

Consolidation No. 44 was the first locomotive acquired by Lindsey and Rosa Ashby for their "Colorado Central Narrow Gauge Railroad," which operated over the ex-C&S right of way at Central City, Co... (more)

No. 40 puts on a great show for the few people standing on the Georgetown station platform as it blasts upgrade under the Devils Gate Viaduct towards Silver Plume.

Former West Side Lumber Company Shay 14 in regular service on the Georgetown Loop during the 32 years that the Ashby family ran the operation. The locomotive left in 2004, and is now stored at th... (more)

Its springtime in the Rockies and snow is on the ground in Silver Plume, Colorado, where the Georgetown Loop Railroad stores its engines for the winter. Soon this engine will help shuffle cars in... (more)

The Georgetown Loop was part of the Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville railroad, built in 1882. Construction continued a few miles past Silver Plume but never made it to Leadville. The rise fr... (more)

The Georgetown Loop was part of the Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville railroad, built in 1882. Construction continued a few miles past Silver Plume but never made it to Leadville. The rise fr... (more)

The Georgetown Loop loco 40 runs around its train to do some switching.

GLRX 21 - a GE 35-Ton switcher unit is ready to help the Georgetown Loop Railroad sort cars in the small yard. The engine was donated by Rocky Mountain Steel Mills and restored by C&W Railway.