As our bus pulled up, I was very excited to see that Ed Ellis and the fine folks at the SLRG had decided to hold off on the FP10 until Fort Garland, and let our RPCA Special get pulled by the form... (more)

SLRG number 18 had to work quite hard to tackle the last curve before entering the Fir station with its freight train.

special AAPRCO private passenger car train on San Luis and Rio Grande RR departing Walsenburg, CO

special AAPRCO private passenger car train on San Luis and Rio Grande RR La Veta, CO

SLRG #18 on a Photo Special pulls the 3% westbound. From a photo line...there will probably be plenty of pictures from this spot...

Beginning on December 27, the Ski Train will once again return to Denver's Union Station. The San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad worked tirelessly with Amtrak, Union Pacific, the city of Denver, and ... (more)

The power for the new Ski Train. The inaugural run is scheduled for December 27th!!! UPDATE: The Ski train has been cancelled for the 2009-2010 season. :(

Double Resurrection! First, Rio Grande speed lettering once again adorns the long hood of 6-axle power in the form of recently acquired SD90MACs from CITX. Second, the annual Ski T... (more)

Westbound thru Forbes Park, #18 is on the way back to Alamosa after a run to La Veta.

AMP does nice work, don't they? This former Canadian American F40 is headed to roam southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. This is a road slug to be mated to ex CDAC 459: the first of three ... (more)

Teakettle meets toaster. Only one of these was born to wear speed lettering, but it still looks good on the other.

2-8-0 #18 is seen at the station in Alamosa returning from the day's run. The Rio Grande Scenic operates excursions over the spectacular La Veta pass. Visitors can learn about the historic signi... (more)