SL&RG 18 is pumping up her train in preperation for the day's photos...

SL&RG 18 has made its way around the loop at the summit of La Veta Pass. It's a mere few more feet to the summit...

SL&RG 18 tries its hardest to surmount the slippery rails on its climb to the summit (Greased possibly by the track foreman). Mt Blanca rises in the distance

SL&RG 18 makes its way over a small trestle near Sierra, from here to La Veta, it's a isolated climb over the Sangre De Cristo Mountains.

Roaring across the San Luis Valley, the (San Luis &) Rio Grande #18 heads Eastward, as the Massive (and It's HUGE at 14,000 Feet above Sea Level) Mt Blanca towers above the landscape

Hey... Rio Grande over the Rio Grande!

SL&RG 18 Pulls her first train at her new home of Alamosa.

A early morning Rio Grande Freight train descends towards Walsenburg Colorado... In Actuality, this is a San Luis and Rio Grande train, led by the newly acquired 18...

Work Extra 18 is in front of the Spanish Peaks as it takes its train along for a ride. This is the first steam locomotive east of La Veta Colorado since 1956.

Work Extra 18 Blasts uphill out of Tunnel 2

A early morning Rio Grande Freight train descends (but with smoke of course) towards Walsenburg Colorado... In Actuality, this is a San Luis and Rio Grande train, led by the newly acquired 18...