Smoke and fire!

D&RGW #463 exits Mud Tunnel on October 19, 2023 as she heads east to Antonito, CO on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.

Amid brilliant Aspen trees, D&RGW #463 shuffles by Sublette along the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad on October 19, 2023.

Steam Engine 455 by water tower

ATSF 2-8-8-2 1793 is seen on the west side of Raton Pass, near Lynn New Mexico, during WWII in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

UP 7233 brings up the rear in DPU of a westbound coal train near Logan.

The Cumbres & Toltec's Holiday Express train is back after a 3 year hiatus due to COVID and equipment work. Here K-36 488 pulls a full train of families through fresh snow out onto Lobato Trestle ... (more)

A high priority BNSF westbound with FedEx and stacks races to the west coast as it nears Arizona.

A northbound mixed freight prepares to enter the horseshoe at South Folsom

Another northbound hopper train climbs out of Folsom into Oak Canyon on its way towards Trinidad

An empty Georgia Power coal train from Plant Scherer exits Oak Canyon on its way north on the Twin Peaks Sub. This train would usually run through Kansas City and Alliance but due to severe floodi... (more)

BNSF GE's bring an empty gon train into Oak Canyon on the trek to Trinidad

A BNSF SD70MACe brings up the rear of another coal empty heading back to the Powder River

Amtrak's Southwest Chief drops down from Raton Pass at 'East Keota'

Coal empties navigate the horseshoe at Oak Canyon on the climb to Colorado with a couple friendly toots of the horn from engineer Daren