SP 18 south with the burn scar from the Goblin Fire along with Pigeon & Turret Peak in the backdrop

Denver & Rio Grande T-12 No. 168 and C-18 No. 425 lead a vintage passenger train into Osier, Colorado, on August 27, 2021. This extra train, as well as another double-header led by Eureka & Palisa... (more)

Southern Pacific 18 crosses the Animas River at Timber Bridge

Former Rio Grande K-36 Mikado No. 482 is getting an overhaul at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s roundhouse and shop at Durango, Colorado, on August 30, 2021. In the stall next to... (more)

RGS No. 20 shoves past the Antonito water tank after a successful test run towards Lava.

RGS No. 20 is making its first test run on the Cumbres & Toltec, allowing the crew to really "open 'er up" for the first time since restoration. Before this, No. 20 had only operated on... (more)

Two Ten-Wheelers, Rio Grande Southern 20 and Rio Grande Western 168, stand outside the C&TS shop in Antonito. Although they appear similar in size, there is almost twenty years of steam technolog... (more)

SP 18 heads south past the "New" Twin Bridge in the rain

Southern Pacific 18, loaned out to Durango & Silverton this summer, pulls away from the Silverton depot in an impressive cloud of steam and smoke.

The legendary RGS # 20 put on quite a display as she pounded over Ferguson's Trestle for a Train's charter on sept 5th. Getting up at 4:30 was not my idea of fun, but well worth the show. Thanks... (more)

Doubleheading on the highline, just north of Rockwood

Digging in for the climb. Having just crossed US Highway 550 in Hermosa, Colorado, the Durango & Silverton's Train 463 begins its climb up Hermosa Hill at roughly MP 462.7, headed for Rockw... (more)

Night shoot on the Trains Magazine Extra 493 with SP 18 charter

On Sunday, September 3, 2021, Trains Magazine hosted a charter at Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad featuring Rio Grande Southern (RGS) 20 powering a mixed train. In an effort to experience sunris... (more)