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)
An SLRG passenger train descends La Veta Pass with an F40 leader.
SLRG 459 switching in the late afternoon at Antonito.
A nice looking F40PH rebuild sits in the Alamosa yard. Some unused coaches and F units in the background all look rather worse for the wear.
A single San Luis & Rio Grande F40 pulls a long string of tank cars west out of the yard in Alamosa, Colorado.Locomotives:SLRG 459 F40PH
Waiting for permission to proceed is San Luis Rio Grande No. 459. Built for Amtrak as a F40PHR it was later rebuilt as a F40M-2F. I hope I have the information correct.
SLRG 459 with a very long train to hand off to the BNSF in Lubbock Tx
Old and new alike on LaVeta Pass. The regular passenger train passes the steam special on La Veta Pass. It was a good day to be trackside.
In order to get to this location one can ride the railroad, a much easier option or drive/hike in on a very narrow, rutted debris strewn path. On this day it was the latter and after watching the ... (more)
Another odd visitor to CSX's Barr Yard.
SLRG 459 arrives Alamosa from the east after returning from Antonito and going around the wye in Alamosa.
