Two late 19-century steam locomotives, Denver & Rio Grande 4-6-0 168 and 2-8-0 425, are pulling a special excursion across the Colorado desert near Antonito during the Victorian Iron Horse Roundup... (more)

Steamscape: Rio de Los Pinos Trestle. Eureka & Palisade #4 and Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company #1 cross the Rio de Los Pinos on the 175' wooden pile trestle at MP 324.52, as they ha... (more)

DRGW 493 heads south past the old Needleton Tank

Another Harbinger

Another sign of the future of narrow gauge railroading in the intermountain west as Cumbres and Toltec #489 departs Antonito on a cloudless August day. The c... (more)

No. 2 works hard upgrade out of Cripple Creek on a 45-minute run to Anaconda. The CC&V started in 1968; No. 2 has been running on the line since the early 1970s. What's the charm for me? No. 2 ... (more)

Cripple Creek & Victor 0-4-0 No. 2 passes the former Midland Terminal depot at Cripple Creek, Colorado, as it heads out of town towards Anaconda.

SP 18 heads south past the "New" Twin Bridge in the rain

A D&SNGRR train heads south out of Silverton, CO.

Alco prey.

Georgetown Loop No. 111 pulls into Silver Plume with the last train of the day.

With 9 cars in tow, Georgetown Loop No. 111 works its way up the Clear Creek valley towards Silver Plume.

Georgetown Loop No. 111 has backed its train under the Devil's Gate Viaduct, and now is steaming forward at full throttle as it makes the return trip to Silver Plume.

Georgetown Loop No. 111 soars over the rushing waters of Clear Creek with a full train out of Georgetown, heading upgrade towards Silver Plume.

Constellation

Merriam-Webster has one of the definitions of 'Constellation' to be: an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things.... (more)

Fighting Gravity: Two 1875 built wood burning steam locomotives, the Eureka and the Glenbrook, battle Gravity Hill on the Cumbres and Toltec. This Photographer's Freight was run as part of ... (more)