As the water of the Rio de los Pinos gentle meanders down stream a pair of Rio Grande Baldwin built K-36s march up stream with a 'Chama Steam' photo charter freight near Los Pinos, CO. Both locomo... (more)

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad K-27 No. 463 leads the eastbound passenger train No. 216 from Chama, New Mexico across the trestle at Los Pinos, Colorado on July 22, 2015.

Water Stop: Los Pinos. D&RGW K-27 Locomotive #463 eases gently to a stop on the downhill grade approaching the Los Pinos Tank in preparation for a water stop. On this day, the 1903-vinta... (more)

Extra 484 East, with midtrain helper locomotive #489, takes on water at Los Pinos tank during a Historic Transport Preservation (SteamSpecials) photography charter led by Michael Allen and John B.... (more)

315 bearing down the mainline after passing Los Pinos tank.. Engineer really looks like he's enjoying himself.

Steaming along the River of the Pines... translated from Rio de Los Pinos, the Denver and Rio Grande Western #487 heads Westward towards Chama, New Mexico in the fading afternoon light.

Climbing out of Los Pinos. Rio Grande Locomotive 488 belches out a sooty black plume as she digs her heels in for the steep climb out of the Los Pinos Valley. The freight seen here is pas... (more)

Apache Canyon Sunset. With just a minute or two of sunlight left, a Rio Grande Freight sails through Apache Canyon, on the westbound run to Cumbres Pass. On the 4th day of the FarRail/Lerr... (more)

It was business as usual on Denver & Rio Grande Western's narrow gauge on June 1, 1966, as Class K-37 498 and mid-train helper 488 lift westbound tonnage of asphalt, drilling mud and pipe through... (more)

On a beautiful fall afternoon in the late 1950s, the daily westbound Rio Grande road freight curved past the Los Pinos water tank and climbs out of the valley toward Cumbres Pass. At the top of th... (more)

The Antonito to Chama westbound stretches out along the bank of the Rio de los Piños just east of Los Pinos. A FarRail/Lerro Productions photo charter.

328 miles from Denver, a westbound road freight, led by D&RGW 2-8-2 487 and assisted by mid-train helper 488, has just left the Los Pinos valley and continues the climb up to Cumbres Pass, being c... (more)

I was able to attend the Last Day of the Pete Lerro Charter over Cumbres Pass on October 23, 2012. This gorgeous day was like having a time machine. There were a lot of very talented photographer... (more)

Steamscape - Los Pinos Valley. A Denver & Rio Grande Western K-36 hauls a string of stock cars and mixed freight up the Los Pinos Valley, on the westbound run to Cumbres Pass. The train i... (more)

Time-travelers meet at Los Pinos. A Lerro Productions Photo Freight sits in the hole at Los Pinos Siding to allow the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad's regular, daily westbound run out of ... (more)