A day before the 2022 Leadville 100 mountain bike race, LC&S 1714 idles at the depot between trips. This line's legacy was as a narrow gauge terminus for the Colorado & Southern, but detached past... (more)

Leadville, Colorado & Southern #1714 descends the historic DSP&P Highline into Leadville while Mt. Arkansas looms in the background.

A Leadville, Colorado & Southern passenger train pauses at French Gulch water tank to let passengers enjoy a few minutes in Colorado’s high country on August 24, 2021. The train is powered by LC... (more)

Leadville, Colorado & Southern EMD GP9 No. 1714 rests near the Leadville, Colorado, depot of the LC&S on the morning of August 24, 2021. The Geep was built in August 1955 as Northern Pacific No. 2... (more)

Despite the pandemic, the LC&S continues operating, one of the highest standard-gauge railroads operating in the United States at the moment, if not the highest; Leadville sits at roughly 10,150 f... (more)

A Leadville, Colorado & Southern passenger train is just arriving at Leadville after a scenic trip up the branch toward Fremont Pass on August 1, 1993. This line can trace its heritage to narrow g... (more)

It's hard to find a more picturesque setting, than where Leadville Colorado & Southern GP9 1918 is positioned in the yard. This is before 1918 had it's nose chopped. Also by the engine house you c... (more)

Tourist Railroad Leadville Colorado & Southern chop nose GP 1714 is nearing departure. As the passengers begin to climb on board. Leadville is a town that resides at over 10,000 ft.

A chartered Leadville, Colorado & Southern train passes French Gulch Tank during the 2016 NRHS Convention. At almost 11,000 feet above sea level, this may have been the highest-altitude runby in c... (more)

Leadville, Colorado & Southern poses under puffy clouds during the photo runby at French Gulch Tank. It was likely the highest-altitude runby in NRHS convention history at almost 11,000 feet above... (more)

A sucker hole over the Continental Divide allows for some dramatic light to illuminate the Leadville, Colorado & Southern train as it sleeps away the winter in America's highest incorporated city ... (more)

The view from the cab of Leadville, Colorado & Southern engine 1918 as it begins its journey down the mountain with the afternoon train in Leadville, CO on August 1, 2015.

The view from the pilot of Leadville, Colorado & Southern engine 1918 as it begins its journey down the mountain with the afternoon train in Leadville, CO on August 1, 2015.

The morning departure of the Leadville, Colorado & Southern backs out of Leadville on a perfect Colorado summer's day.