Unidentified Units from the Rio Grande Days Not everything can be known. That’s just the way it is. Knowing that fact doesn’t make it any
Tag: History
Coal Creek at Dusk
One cool summer evening in July 1986 we went train-hunting at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon, south of Boulder. At this time the Rio
San Luis Valley in Transition: 2003
One thing about railroads… the work proceeds at its own pace, and that
appears slow to the layman.
Trip: Pilgrimage to Helper, 2001
A Look Back on an Iconic Railfan Excursion For a period just before and after the turn of the millennium, the small railroad town of
Solo Trip: The Borderlands
For the photos that accompany this trip, click here (opens in new window). The routes of the former D&RGW pass through a number of remote, all-but-inaccessible,
Ski Train Hunting
For about sixty years, the Rio Grande railroad and its corporate successors (i.e. Ansco) operated a ski train between Denver and the Winter Park resort
Action Road 