SLRG No 18 steams into the sunrise just east of Alamosa with the photographers special.

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

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)

N°18 with its steam charter is approaching Fir station.

18 (now leading a mixed train) waits for departure time at La Veta

SL&RG #18 (ex LS&I #18) is coming around the Teardrop loop, just below the summit at Fir, on a Steam Loco Safari Tour charter freight.

SL&RG #18 (ex LS&I #18) heads into a dusty sunrise just east of Alamosa on a Steam Loco Safari Tours charter freight.

SL&RG #18 (ex LS&I #18) climbs the steeper east side of La Veta Pass, about a half mile below the summit at Fir, on a Steam Loco Safari Tour photo freight.

SL&RG #18 (ex LS&I #18) approaches the loop on the west side of La Veta Pass, with a Steam Loco Safari Tours charter freight. Photo taken from just below the tracks on the upper level.

Ex LS&I, Marquette and Huron, Grand Canyon Railroad, Mount Hood Railroad and since late 2007 at the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad is ready at the station in Alamosa

Crossing the Grande...