At last I have gotten to see an operating "mudhen". Made my year. That headlight was used apparently in the movie "Rio Grande". What I am wondering is, did the locomotive ever operate in black ... (more)

C&TSRR 488 takes on water in Antonito before departing for Chama.

The second train heading to Silverton on early morning, with number 486

There was smoke on the horizon when we showed up and I knew it was unusual. In sight of our motel, a working narrow gauge, wow! This was better than any excursion, just a real steamer doing its ... (more)

One of the oldest freight engines running, 315 stands at the ready next to the Chama depot, her crew posing for the shot.

Stock train special approaches Sublette water plug for a refill of old number 315.

Shadows and highlights: Going vertical at Cascade Creek. The early morning sun casts the distinctive shadow of a K-27 Mudhen on the nearby hillside, as she rumbles slowly across the 137 ft.... (more)

Osier after dark. Free of the light pollution from modern civilization, the heavens above put on a spellbinding display over the old D&RGW water tank in Osier, Colorado. Backlighting by God... (more)

Chama after dark. The crew of a D&RGW Locomotive prepare their engine for a late evening departure as the Chama Station baggage handlers load the mail and other cargo aboard a Baggage Expre... (more)

It's chilly and misty and clouds hover about as the second WB train to Silverton approaches a stop in Rockwood, home of a wye and a small MofW yard. Just ahead through a big cut is the "high line... (more)

Two spouts, no waiting. The early morning sun filters through the grove of trees on the east side of the Chama Yard as multiple steam locomotives are readied for duty on Cumbres turns. In ... (more)

Bed-time for the Mudhen. After a day-long freight drag from Chama via Cumbres Pass, a trusty K-27 Mudhen is now in the hands of the shop crew at Antonito, Colorado. As the Engineer and Fir... (more)

Little train. Big rock. The volcanic spires and pedestal rocks towering over the train are what gave Phantom Curve its name when early engineers that ran trains at night said the shadows cast by ... (more)

Westbound Stockers. Roughly 8 miles out of Antonito, westbound stock train 315 has begun the slow, steady ascent to Cumbres Pass. The climb to the pass from the east is very unlike the run... (more)

Turn-of-the-Century Workhorses. Denver & Rio Grande Western Locomotives 463 and 315 prepare to depart eastbound from the Cumbres & Toltec Dining Hall at Osier Colorado with a pair of photo ... (more)