From atop the magnificent pass, the unlettered former LS&I 2-8-0 is beautiful after its overhaul. She is performing an impressive runby from west of the pass.

Looking like a scene from a Lucius Beebe book, the pretty streamer sits at the water tower. The tower is not really a water tower but used as a storage building. We had a great first trip after... (more)

The Train to Christmas Town sits waiting to be crewed for the 3:00 P.M. departure.

Having seen better days, SLRG 576 & 578 sitting waiting on a dinner train that will never come. They should soon be back in New Jersey. Note the cracked windshields.

SLRG 576 & 578 sit wasting away shoved off on a side track in Canton, MS. At one point Iowa Pacific intended to run a dinner train out of Canton with them; however, now that the line from Canton t... (more)

For a short time in the Summer of 2011 you could ride a train from Chama, New Mexico to Antonito, CO, then board a standard gauge train and ride all the way to La, Veta all behind steam. SLRG 18 ... (more)

AAPRCO San Juan Limited ascends the west slope of Veta Pass.

Train derailment on the east slope of Veta Pass high above the Middle Creek valley.

Sunset over La Veta. Perhaps twice over. While this photo shows San Luis and Rio Grande 2-8-0 No. 18 pulling a freight over the divide of La Veta Pass at Fir in 2008... This shot may no longer b... (more)

San Luis & Rio Grande EMD SD9043MAC No. 115 sits stored at Alamosa, Colorado, on June 4, 2018. Apparently many of SL&RG’s locomotives are unserviceable, as they currently have three Union Pacifi... (more)

San Luis & Rio Grande's 4144 (GP40FH-2) helps the UP pull freight into the North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

A San Luis & Rio Grande SD9043MAC sits in the yard after a Colorado snowstorm, and awaits its next assignment.

Locomotives:
SLRG 115 SD9043MAC