Every bit as great to ride as the narrow gauge but largely unknown, this line is a gem. On it’s first trip since rebuilding and last trip to date this great little engine poses while we take in... (more)

A San Luis & Rio Grande photo freight, powered by 2-6-0 No. 1744, aims at La Veta Pass east of after departing Alamosa, Colorado, at first light. This is a special photo freight operated by the ra... (more)

The sun has just cracked the horizon on the morning of September 20, 2007, as San Luis & Rio Grande’s former Southern Pacific 2-6-0 No. 1744 works toward La Veta Pass east of Alamosa, Colorado. ... (more)

Portrait of the SLRG #8577 (ex LMX #8577) at La Veta station.

A passenger train from Alamosa is arriving at La Veta hauled by the SLRG #8577.

Portrait of the SLRG #459 (ex Amtrak #264) at La Veta station. The locomotive has just arrived at the station with a passenger train from Alamosa. #459 was originally delivered to Amtrak as F40PH/... (more)

Back in more promising times out here. Ex-GM&O F3A was last used by the very short lived Historic Saint Mary's operation in Southeast GA.

I always wanted to photograph one of these F40M-2s as soon as I saw photos of one as they were delivered to the Canadian American Railroad, an Iron Roads shortline whose hard luck story was just a... (more)

The SLRG seemed to have everything going for it at this time. Iowa Pacific was a rapidly growing company, delighting railfans with passenger service using a variety of vintage equipment. Freight ... (more)

SLRG's annual Winter trains over La Veta Pass got a special steam powered pull this particular run.

An SLRG passenger train descends La Veta Pass with an F40 leader.

Former Wabash parlor-observation "Blue Bird Club" stored near the depot in Alamosa along with many other passenger cars once owned by Iowa Pacific Holdings. Some have been purchased by ... (more)

SLRG 227, originally built for Amtrak as AMTK 227 sits idle in Alamosa yard with an uncertain future

It's October 14th 2007, and I've run down to the San Luis Valley to spend the day photographing former Southern Pacific 2-6-0 #1744 on the final day of the operating season on the San Luis & Rio G... (more)

SLRG GP40PH-2 #4138 and 4136, ex NJ Transit, are returning to Alamosa, CO with a passenger run from La Veta Pass at Blanca, CO 9/26/18. The 4138 is wrapped for Adams State University located in A... (more)