Number 70 approaches Monte Vista with one car for the Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad

San Luis Central EMD SW8 No. 70 switches cars at railroad’s small yard at Sugar Junction just east of Monte Vista, Colorado, on August 6, 1993. Common spotting features for this 800 horsepower s... (more)

SLC 71 sits idle at the Yard Office in Monte Vista

Celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the San Luis Central, the railroad operated a special passenger train on the 13-mile line from Monte Vista to Center in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. The ra... (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)

San Luis Central EMD SW8 No. 70 switches its train end of the railroad’s line at Center, Colorado, on May 25, 2007.

San Luis Central GE 70-ton No. 71 sits in the railroad’s small yard at Sugar Junction just east of Monte Vista, Colorado, on September 1, 2013. This locomotive was bought by SLC in 1955 and repl... (more)

As part of the celebration of the 100 year anniversary of Colorado short line San Luis Central, the railroad installed a new tie in the main at Sugar Junction and had a golden spike ceremony. The ... (more)

Celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the San Luis Central, the railroad operated a special passenger train on the 13-mile line from Monte Vista to Center in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. The ra... (more)

A good variety of used switchstands are gathered around a former Railway Express reefer used as storage behind the San Luis Central’s shop at Sugar Junction just east of Monte Vista, Colorado, o... (more)

San Luis Central GE 70-ton No. 71 sits in the railroad’s shop at Sugar Junction just east of Monte Vista, Colorado, on September 1, 2013. This locomotive was purchased in 1955 and replaced the s... (more)

If you ever wondered what happened to some of Amtrak’s ExpressTrak reefer cars, the answer can be found in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. In this view from September 1, 2013, a group of the cars ... (more)

The name of the business says it all for this shortline: "The Spud Seller." The San Luis Central derives much of its business from the potato farms lining this agricultural branchline b... (more)