The Last (Last, Last) Full Moon on The Rise (?)

In what’s sounding like a broken record, the easternmost blade on NMRX’s Railroad greets the second full moon of 2023, the ‘... (more)

Up Near Ames

Okay, so we're not near Ames on the Ophir Loop, but, here's a shot of Rio Grande Southern # 20 on the Cumbres and Toltec pulling a period correct train with a matc... (more)

I Can See For Miles

Looking across the fingers of mesa top from Sublette New Mexico, we're looking towards Big Horn, a station on the former D&RGW San Juan Extension as Cumbres... (more)

Peak-A-Boo

With sunset nearing, Cumbres and Toltec 484 eases out of Rock Tunnel, a narrow puncture above the cleft of Toltec Gorge.

That 70's Show: Redux

Meanwhile, we've trucked on down the other side of 'The Great Divide' while still remaining in the time-warp to 1972, we find the newly created 'Cumbres a... (more)

That 70's Show: Redux

Meanwhile, we've trucked on down the other side of 'The Great Divide' while still remaining in the time-warp to 1972, we find the newly created 'Cumbres a... (more)

That 70's Show

A near rivet counting perfect re-creation of the 1970s era Silverton train heads south over 'Twin Bridges', a 1960's era realignment on the Silverton Branch when... (more)

Pickup for Silverton...

A near rivet counting perfect re-creation of the 1970s era Silverton train is guided to an easy stop by Brakeman Nick Battelo giving the hand signs to t... (more)

Up From Durango…

A near rivet counting perfect re-creation of the 1970s era Silverton train makes its way through Needleton on its way to Silverton on a beautiful October day

Night Train From Tillamook

Just north of Tillamook Oregon, on the Oregon coast scenic railway, we find Polson lumber company mikado number two headed towards Garibaldi. This ev... (more)

Goodnight Sun

Checks Location... Oregon, well, here's a locale I've never really shot. We're on Lerro Production's 'Oregon Steam 2022' safari as we catch the setting sun in Or... (more)

Goodnight Moon

The moon rises over the east siding switch of Chapelle in one of the last fleeing days of these iconic signals. The 'Southern Infestation' of signals from Las V... (more)

The Sentinels of the Prairies

A sunrise look at the famed 'last semaphore' at MP 706. Now gone, these two signals were the easternmost blades on the Raton Subdivision for year... (more)

Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls

Burning a clean stack under the watchful eye of a great fireman, Durango and Silverton 480 rounds one of the final bends of the famed Silverton Branch... (more)

Rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated

Under skies threatening of rain (please, send a lot to the southwest!), Durango and Silverton 480 makes its way home with a clean sta... (more)