RGS #20 does a blow-down on the turntable. Note the awkward position the fireman is in in the tight deckless cab. The valve is NOT in an ergonomically friendly location. From the Trains magazin... (more)

An unusual two engine train approaches Coxo Crossing on the C&TS. Not strictly speaking a "double-header" but not a mid-train helper either, this unusual configuration was due to the need for ext... (more)

A heavy thunderstorm has passed and the regular passenger trains from Antonito and Chama have departed, so Osier, Colorado is once again a quiet, remote place. Only former Rio Grande Southern Moto... (more)

Our D&RGW #315 special has reached Lava Tank, atop the first mesa SW of Antonito. Unfortunately, the tank has been out of service for many years, so our thirsty non-superheated locomotive will ne... (more)

By mid-July of 2004, the C&TS had not seen any double-header action in a long time due to lower ridership and motive power shortages. Times were lean. So there was considerable excitement when w... (more)

It's the 3rd of October, 2004 and the final day of public running for the original operator of the Georgetown Loop. I rode the first train of the day out of Silver Plume, and then spent the rest o... (more)

With #40, the regular Nevada Northern passenger locomotive, down for its 1472 inspection, the new kid on the block, #81 takes the "Steptoe Valley Flyer" train set out into its namesake v... (more)

A unique piece of Colorado history, the "Galloping Goose", came into being due to the struggles of the Rio Grande Southern, a narrow gauge line which went from Ridgway, Colorado to Duran... (more)

As is the case for most things from the steam era, running the Nevada Northern's 100 ton steam wrecking crane A is a labor intensive undertaking. After successfully re-railing #81's tender, the c... (more)

Challenger at Archer Hill UP Challenger #3985 is on the final leg of a tour to Texas and Arkansas which had lasted over a month and included 10 states. All that road time shows, as the loc... (more)

Former IRCA locomotive #40 backs its train down the Georgetown Loop's Devil's Gate High Bridge. It is the final day of operation for the original loop operator, and all three loop locomotives are... (more)

Snow continues to fall on this mid-February afternoon, as Alco RS-3 #109 heads up Robinson Canyon with a load of empty ore cars for the mine. Above the train is Hwy 50, AKA "The Loneliest Ro... (more)

Watch Nunn Grow!
On a hot summer afternoon (over 100 F!), UP 844 leads UP's Challenger, 3985, through Nunn, Colorado on the way to Denver on the Greeley sub. This is a positioning m... (more)

I was traveling to Chama, NM early on a Friday evening to spend a weekend shooting fall colors on the C&TS when I ran into a surprise as I crested Cumbres Pass on Hwy 17. A short eastbound train ... (more)

Celebrating history The February 1942 issue of Trains magazine featured a photo by William (Bill) Moedinger Jr. of the #20 which became one of the most iconic photos of the Rio Grande Sout... (more)