While all eyes were on a certain steam locomotive, I couldn't help but notice these veterans nearby. There is still a fairly remarkable fleet of them in service today, thankfully, but most are in... (more)

Happy Endings Caboose Cafe. Near the Cañon City station of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad sits Happy Endings Caboose Cafe, which is situated in a pair of retired cabooses. Seen here is... (more)

Rock & Rail. Rock & Rail GP40-2 no.s 201, 401, and 501 are seen resting in Portland, CO where they serve a cement plant. This short line has a particularly interesting reporting mark: R... (more)

BNSF Pueblo. BNSF Railway GP39-2 no. 2949 is seen amongst other equipment in the railroad's Pueblo Yard in Pueblo, Colorado. Far in the background is Pike's Peak, rising to over 14,000 ... (more)

Meeting. The FEC 148 waits as an U.S. Sugar cane train passes by.

Through the Block. The FEC 148 passes through the diamond on a U.S. Sugar sponsored charter.

Having finished their switching moves for the day, DMIR 332 is almost back to the barn to tie up.

Steel Mill Railroad. Four Colorado and Wyoming Railway locomotives are seen resting at the railroad's shop building within the Evraz North America steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado - SW8 n... (more)

Mine Rescue Car. Colorado Fuel & Iron mine rescue car no. 1 is seen at the Steelworks Center of the West in Pueblo, CO, across I-25 from the former CF&I steel plant. The car - the last ... (more)

Colorado Iron Critter. Colorado Fuel & Iron locomotive no. 1, a "critter" built by Davenport Locomotive Works, is seen sitting at Steelworks Park at the Steelworks Center of the West. A... (more)

Sitting out the festivities in 2024. It once served as back-up power for #2816 as well as making a complete A-B-A set for the Royal Canadian Pacific sets. With the merger, CPKC now has a rather ... (more)

With Just A little Paint. AMTK 909 (AEM-7, EMD/ASEA, 10/1980) was not one of the "toasters" selected for upgrade to AC electronics, but was repainted, and looks fairly respectable... (more)

Test Trains. Department of Transportation U30C no. 001 is seen on display with other equipment at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado. The locomotive worked for many years at ... (more)

Santa Fe On Display. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 "Northern" no. 2912 is seen on display at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado. Built in January 1944, the lo... (more)

Royal Gorge at Rest. Royal Gorge Route Railroad locomotives 728 and 402 are seen resting at the railroad's maintenance facility in Cañon City, Colorado, along with a few other F-units.... (more)