Now that it's history, I thought I'd post another angle of the partially collapsed Toe River Bridge showing what once would have passed for ties but have now been reduced to a lot of spongy sawdus... (more)
The Royal Gorge Route!
The eastbound return trip to Canon City passes under the Royal Gorge Bridge and is dwarfed by the canon. The bridge was built in 1929 and serves no purpose other than tha... (more)
This is the current state of the fast moving Fire Up 611 campaign. The superheater unit is back in and the boiler has passed its hydrostatic test. As evidenced in this shot, clearly the Southern r... (more)
Here's a loco new to RP. PRR 0-6-0 #60 is a 1913 graduate of Juniata. She has 56" drivers, 22x24" cylinders, and could make over 36,000 lbs. of tractive effort. Though numerous details indicate he... (more)