A rugged section of track between Crater and Volcano, Colorado, on Rio Grande’s Craig Branch is illustrated with this tight loop of track negotiated within Rock Creek Canyon. With the latter hal... (more)
A Rio Grande coal train is about to enter Rock Creek Canyon between Crater and Volcano, Colorado, on September 8, 1992. Led by EMD SD50 No, 5502, the westbound train will encircle the canyon and e... (more)
With the latter half of the empty coal train rolling by in the foreground, the head end pops out from behind a cliff on the other side of the canyon on September 8, 1992. This rugged piece of trac... (more)
Merry Christmas from Maintenance of Way!
A pair of Rio Grande SD50s and a single SD40T-2 lead a 90 car Roper to Grand Junction manifest east through Midvale on July 30, 1994. This former D&RGW signal bridge and the GRS searchlight block ... (more)
Passing the line of hopper cars reputedly welded to the track as a windbreak, an eastbound coal descends from Clay to Rocky through the Big 10 Curves behind 5502 5516 5350 and 5386 in September 19... (more)
The westbound California Zephyr, behind 264 and 293, commences its climb around the Big 10 Loop after crossing 5502 5516 5390 5386 and helpers 5509 5515 on an eastbound coal at Rocky in September ... (more)
A westbound battles the eastern slope of Soldier Summit with plenty of horsepower up front.
This westbound merchandise train, seen at Sand Pass in western Nevada, sports an SD50/SD9043/SD40-2/SD40-2 lashup.
A super-hot 101 train rolls downhill through the Gilluly Loops.
A brand new SD50 heads up a coal train.