A westbound train runs west at 10mph into the setting sun on a stormy evening in the high flat San Luis Valley. The Valley is full of odd happenings and lore. It is the nations cattle mutilation c... (more)
My somewhat ill-fated trip on the first run of former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #18 on the San Luis & Rio Grande is winding down. We've had clouds and poor lighting all afternoon, but for o... (more)
Former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #18 is running for the first time on San Luis & Rio Grande (former Denver & Rio Grande Western) trackage east of La Veta through the Cucharas River valley. ... (more)
With the Sangre de Cristo mountains as backdrop, former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 #18 is running for the first time on San Luis & Rio Grande (former Denver & Rio Grande Western) trackage eas... (more)
A San Luis & Rio Grande passenger extra pauses at the town of La Veta, Colorado, on June 12, 2005. The train just spent the morning climbing scenic La Veta Pass out of Alamosa, and will now head d... (more)