La Veta Pass One of three Hill turns on this day grinds up the last of the 2.5% grade on top of the great loop at Fir. The small train is heavy with agricultural products for Coors Brewing... (more)
La Veta Pass meaning Mineral Vein Pass lies at 9242 feet at the the top of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. This eastbound train is climbing the 2.5% grade approaching the famous "loop&... (more)
Rio Grande EMD GP40 No. 3135 switches at the San Luis Central interchange at Sugar Junction just outside Monte Vista, Colorado, on August 6, 1993, while SLC SW8 No. 70 sits on the west leg of the ... (more)
A Rio Grande local departs Monte Vista, Colorado, with five boxcars and a caboose bound for Alamosa on August 6, 1993. EMD GP40 No. 3135 is a former Penn Central/Conrail locomotive purchased by Ri... (more)