Wood, Coal, and Oil A rare sight for sure. Six steam locomotives burning three different forms of fuel all gathered in one place, and all under steam at the same time. A sight to b... (more)

RGS No. 20 shoves past the Antonito water tank after a successful test run towards Lava.

RGS No. 20 is making its first test run on the Cumbres & Toltec, allowing the crew to really "open 'er up" for the first time since restoration. Before this, No. 20 had only operated on... (more)

Two Ten-Wheelers, Rio Grande Southern 20 and Rio Grande Western 168, stand outside the C&TS shop in Antonito. Although they appear similar in size, there is almost twenty years of steam technolog... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec 489 is being bedded down for the night after taking on oil and water at Antonito, Colorado.

One of the neatest experiences of the Victorian Iron Horse Roundup was the chance to ride (and for some, sleep) in an authentic narrow gauge Pullman car. Denver & Rio Grande 470 was built by Pull... (more)

Former D&RGW K-37 494 has never turned a wheel under steam for owner Cumbres & Toltec. It has been a display item at Antonito since 1970.

Denver & Rio Grande 425 (D&RGW 315 backdated to its 1917 appearance and number) sits in the yard at Antonito alongside C&TS K-36 489 and Rio Grande Southern 20 on the second day of the Victorian I... (more)

Rio Grande 489, recently converted from coal to oil, has been holding down the Antonito-Osier most of the summer. The state of Colorado, along with the rest of the southwest, is experiencing an e... (more)

Bedded down under a blanket of stars. Five operational, narrow gauge steam locomotives, all of which were built before 1900, share the yard in Antonito, Colorado, at the start of the Cumbre... (more)

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)

Antonito Sunset. After completing a day-long round trip to Osier with fans and photographers on board, Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co. #1 "Glenbrook" and her running mate, Eureka & Pali... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad K-36 No. 489 leads the Antonito to Osier passenger train around a curve at track speed as it approaches Hangman’s Trestle (aka Ferguson’s Trestle) at mile 285.... (more)

A rare and historic sight! Just a hundred yards or so west of the US 285 crossing and just inside the Antonito Yard Limit, Eureka & Palisade #4 "Eureka"and her running mate, Carso... (more)

The legendary RGS # 20 put on quite a display as she pounded over Ferguson's Trestle for a Train's charter on sept 5th. Getting up at 4:30 was not my idea of fun, but well worth the show. Thanks... (more)