Cripple Creek's elegant brick depot was built in 1895 and is now home to the Cripple Creek District Museum. The trains of the Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad occupy the former Midlan... (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 trundles along the old Midland Terminal (standard gauge) grade between Cripple Creek and Anaconda, Colorado. No. 2 was built in Germany in 1936 and was formerly... (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.

Cripple Creek & Victor 0-4-0 No. 2, built in Germany in 1930, appears to resemble a more famous tank engine, although it has worn this blue/red scheme since 1972.

Cripple Creek & Victor 0-4-0 No. 2 is crossing a bridge fabricated from a retired turntable on its way from Cripple Creek to Anaconda.

The Cripple Creek & Victor occupies a rail yard formerly used by the Midland Terminal. In this photo you can see the original 1895 MT depot (bottom center) which is now the Cripple Creek District... (more)

Cripple Creek & Victor locomotives 2 and 3 are being fired up on Sunday morning in preparation for tourist trips.

CCV No. 2 started life in 1948 as a 0-4-0T built by Henschel & Sohn for Hanseatische Kieswerke, a German quarry company. It arrived in Cripple Creek in 1970, and has been modified - "Americanized... (more)

Coal smoke rolls skyward as CC&V retraces the old Midland Terminal grade on its way out of Cripple Creek.

"Montezuma," CC&V No. 2, steams through a rock cut near Cripple Creek on the return trip from Anaconda. No. 2 is a German-built 0-4-0 that was originally a tank engine.

Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad engine No. 2 (0-4-0) gets a refill of coal for the next journey through the old mining town.

Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad engine No. 2 (0-4-0) loads passengers at the station for another trip through the historic mining town.

This 0-4-0 narrow gauge engine was built in Germany in 1936 and actively works the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad.