RailPictures.Net Photo: DRGW 480 Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Steam 2-8-2 at Alamosa, Colorado by John West

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» Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (more..)
» Steam 2-8-2 (more..)

» Alamosa roundhouse
» Alamosa, Colorado, USA (more..)
» September, 1961

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The 480 and 488 soak up the late afternoon sun coming through the windows of the Alamosa roundhouse.

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Alamosa Subdivision Album created by member David North	Album Views: 4,517
A compilation of DRGW's La Veta Pass route to the San Luis Valley now operated by the SLRG. With Rio Grande Scenic passenger operations coming to a close in 2019, the Alamosa sub is once again freight-only, as reflected here.

Turntable Album created by member Daniel Minaca	Album Views: 280,471
RPN exhaustive pictures (over 4600) with turntables, roundhouses & transfer tables.

Colorado Narrow Gauge Album created by member ollie	Album Views: 189,904

Rio Grande Narrow Gauge in the 60's Album created by member John West	Album Views: 19,056
The DRGW narrow gauge was the last major steam operation in the U.S. The climb over 10,000 foot Cumbres pass was spectacular, with two engines handling 70 car trains. Hopefully these images convey some of the drama of mountain steam railroading.

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