CXR 1923 at Eads, CO.

Freshly painted Colorado Pacific-CXR 316 at Alamosa, CO. New owners for the former San Luis and Rio Grande RR. I will be back again, hope it all pans out for them.

This is an actual mixed revenue freight with passengers. They would run down from Alamosa in the morning, detrain passengers to the Cumbres & Toltec and work locally until the passengers' return,... (more)

SLRG GP40PH-2 #4138 and 4136, ex NJ Transit, are returning to Alamosa, CO with a passenger run from La Veta Pass and seen here at Fort Garland, CO 9/26/18. The 4138 is wrapped for Adams State Uni... (more)

A San Luis & Rio Grande photo freight thunders around a curve at Fir, Colorado, after a round trip from Alamosa to La Veta on September 20, 2007. Originally a Southern Pacific locomotive, the 2-6-... (more)

Not too long after departing the railroad’s facilities at Sugar Junction near Monte Vista, Colorado, San Luis Central No. 70 plods along with a northbound freight on the morning of May 24, 2007.... (more)

Rio Grande Scenic's La Veta Mountaineer eases its way east through the town of Fort Garland, CO on a June morning. Although most of the equipment on the train wears mismatched and rough looking pa... (more)

The Alamosa Turn crests the 2.5% climb to La Veta Pass. The train will soon be descending the 3% grade, on the journey to Walsenburg, Colorado...

The San Luis & Rio Grande south local passes the famous Denver & Rio Grande two-story depot in downtown La Jara, CO. The depot hasn't been used for passenger service since the 'San Juan' stopped r... (more)

SLRG 8577 leads a small, two-car, passenger excursion westbound between La Veta pass and Fort Garland, CO.

SLRG 116 slows to a stop in La Jara to take care of business before continuing on south to Antonito.

SLRG 115 switches a couple of local industries in Antonito, the south end of operations for the San Luis & Rio Grande on a beautiful Colorado summer day. In the distance, the predictable Colorado ... (more)

As our bus pulled up, I was very excited to see that Ed Ellis and the fine folks at the SLRG had decided to hold off on the FP10 until Fort Garland, and let our RPCA Special get pulled by the form... (more)

Westbound thru Forbes Park, #18 is on the way back to Alamosa after a run to La Veta.

An ex-LMX GE replaces steam power on this morning's eastbound passenger run over La Veta Pass from Alamosa to La Veta, Colo.