EMD FTs lead an eastbound freight east of Mack Colorado in 1942. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

D&RGW PA1 6011 leads train number 9, The Yampa Valley Mail, near Plainview Colorado sometime in the 1950s. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

D&RGW train 9 is leaving Denver Colorado in 1949. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The Royal Gorge, D&RGW First #1, is departing Denver Colorado in 1957. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

D&RGW 2-8-2 1201 leads a six car "Panoramic" (DRGW 6) doing 30 MPH at Plainview Colorado in 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

An eastbound freight is emerging from the east tunnel portal on Tennessee Pass in 1931. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Denver & Rio Grande Western 491 accelerates its freight train up the hill on its final lap around the Colorado Railroad Museum track.

The Action Road. Denver & Rio Grande Western caboose 01516 is seen at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, CO.

DRGW 5771 (F9A) had a storied career in Colorado, leading the Rio Grande Zephyr until 1983, when it was then used for some time leading the Colorado Ski Train, and she even ran some freight before... (more)

DRGW 5771 (F9A) is a fan favorite at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado. EMD delivered the units in 1955 with the Aspen Gold paint scheme.

The Colorado Railroad Museum's Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad's #491 (2-8-2) gets backed into the roundhouse after spinning on the turntable.

Rio Grande #318 (2-8-0) was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, PA in 1896 for the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad. It was later sold to the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and ... (more)

The Colorado Railroad Museum's DRGW #491 (K-37 2-8-2) takes a spin on the turntable at the roundhouse.

The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad #5771 (EMD F9) sits in the sun at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado. This A/B set used to run into the Colorado Rocky Mountains leading the... (more)

The Royal Gorge, D&RGW train 1, is departing Denver Colorado in 1953. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.