303 & 209 pass La Veta whilst hauling the Walsenburg Turn from Alamosa

303 & 209 pass La Veta whilst hauling the Walsenburg Turn from Alamosa

Colorado Pacific's twice weekly Walsenburg turn approaches La Veta in the shadow of Mount Mestas.

Colorado Pacific's twice weekly Walsenburg turn slowly crawls down La Veta pass with interchange traffic for UP at Walsenburg.

303 & 209 approach La Veta whilst hauling the Walsenburg Turn from Alamosa

303 & 209 approach La Veta whilst hauling the Walsenburg Turn from Alamosa

Portrait of the SLRG #8577 (ex LMX #8577) at La Veta station.

A passenger train from Alamosa is arriving at La Veta hauled by the SLRG #8577.

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)

La Veta Pass A westbound train of 18 empty hoppers heads up the 3% grade above Occidental. The DRGW rated any given locomotive for less tonnage here than on Tennessee Pass. The Spring Cree... (more)

Former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #18 is running for the first time on San Luis & Rio Grande (former Denver & Rio Grande Western) trackage east of La Veta through the Cucharas River valley. ... (more)

With the Sangre de Cristo mountains as backdrop, former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #18 is running for the first time on San Luis & Rio Grande (former Denver & Rio Grande Western) trackage eas... (more)

A San Luis & Rio Grande passenger extra pauses at the town of La Veta, Colorado, on June 12, 2005. The train just spent the morning climbing scenic La Veta Pass out of Alamosa, and will now head d... (more)

SLRG 18 pulls the last of the 2.5% grade to the summit of La Veta Pass. The iconic location on the original D&RGW railroad became a beehive of activity as the photographer's special made a photo r... (more)

Same picture from a different perspective.. Looking like a scene from a Lucius Beebe book, the pretty streamer sits at the water tower. The tower is not really a water tower but used as a storage... (more)