Rare Sunrise Classic Rio Grande rock and the Arkansas River

Along the Mighty Arkansas

The soft early morning sun deep in the canyon of a cold morning in the Royal Gorge kiss the nose of the Rio Grande heritage unit along the Arkansas ... (more)

In the Royal Gorge

Union Pacific heritage Rio Grande 1989 is east of Parkdale, CO deep in the Royal Gorge.

I was just a kid and using my father's Voigtlander camera on occasion. We were fortunate to see Rio Grande No.1, the "Royal Gorge", as it made its scheduled stop in the depths of the Ark... (more)

CRRX 402 and SD9 CRRX 5305 snake the Royal Gorge tourist train west along the Arkansas River below the high suspension bridge.

The Royal Gorge Route Railroad heads back east after running thru the gorge.

The Royal Gorge Route train heads back east after going west thru the gorge while a group of rafters look on.

The Royal Gorge Route train heads back east after going west thru the gorge.

Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge K-36 class 2-8-2 486 stands on display at the Royal Gorge Park. If you have visited the Durango & Silverton since 1999, you may have seen the 486 on the pr... (more)

A GP40-2R leads the westbound Royal Gorge run under the 1000-feet suspension bridge.

The 12:30 run of the Royal Gorge Route Railway heads west under the Royal Gorge bridge and park with GP40-2s on each end of the train.

Notorious for both it's rafting and it's trains, Colorado's Royal Gorge is quite the tourist attraction! However while most of my fellow passengers were focused on the towering walls above or the ... (more)

From aboard the Canon City and Royal Gorge Railway's noon train, we see some of Southern Colorado's finest scenery and a signal that once guided coal trains up the famous Tennessee Pass. Now, all ... (more)

Viewed from the Royal Gorge suspension bridge, Rio Grande train 788 negotiates the narrowest section of the Gorge. Originating at the Roadside Mine at Cameo, Colorado, this train of coal has succe... (more)

Perched high atop the Royal Gorge, DRGW's 2-8-4 499 sits through a passing rain shower as clouds begin to encase the southern Colorado landscape.