Several auto racks and a Rio Grande caboose punctuate a westbound DODX train under grim skies at Soldier Summit, Utah.

Westbound tonnage punctuated by a Rio Grande caboose rolls across the flats at Una, Colorado.

Rolling alongside the whitecaps of the Arkansas River, Rio Grande train 179, the Ford Fast Freight, grinds through Spikebuck, Colorado.

Once a place you could see the beautiful California Zephyr trains, of the Western Pacific, and Rio Grande. Then the Rio Grande Zephyr until 1983. Then Amtrak. Now the track are gone, all paved ove... (more)

The Colorado Railroad Museum's DRGW 491, built by Baldwin Locomotive works 120 years ago, runs around the grounds after a recent stint in the steam repair shop. Such a treat to see these steam ma... (more)

The Colorado Railroad Museum ran their Denver & Rio Grande Western 491 (2-8-2) after some lengthy downtime for needed repairs. Here it runs passengers counterclockwise around the grounds in Golde... (more)

Not many tunnels in Chicago, but plenty of bridges. A four-pack of Rio Grande Tunnel Motors brings a coal train across the Cal-Sag Channel on the IHB. Tom Golden photo.

The Colorado Railroad Museum recently completed repairs on their Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Baldwin 2-8-2 #491. It spent the weekend giving rides to lucky visitors to this special museu... (more)

The bast paint scheme on the face of any F9A

DRGW 318 waits at the Colorado Railroad Museum for its turn to receive some restoration love. The 2-8-0 locomotive was built in 1896 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.

Denver & Rio Grande Western #491 (2-8-2) runs past the Colorado Railroad Museum's vintage rolling stock as it gives passengers a ride around the grounds.

The Curve At Sunrise

Denver & Rio Grande Western #491 (2-8-2) gives riders a sense for what it must have been like to see and hear this engine run over 120 years ago.

The Colorado Railroad Museum ran their DRGW 491 (2-8-2) which was built by Baldwin in 1902. The dedicated men and women of the museum do an amazing job keeping these historic treasures active for... (more)

The Colorado Railroad Museum's DRGW 5771 (F9A) still looks like it could lead the Rio Grande Zephyr through the Moffat Tunnel Sub.