Second String Units, Still Working I love local trains. All those freight cars one sees on mainline trains are coming from somewhere, and going somewhere.
Tag: Photography
Rio Grande Coal Train Roll-By
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words. Here’s 13,000+ Words. Flip the calendar back to 1991 for a moment. It’s a half-year after the first Gulf
Anonymous Action
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
F9 Finale
The Last Runs of Rio Grande’s Fabled F9 Trio on the Ski Train Many railfans know of the D&RGW F9 set, the last three “covered
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
Fun with Lighting: Night
Let’s face it. Most of the time it’s daytime on our model railroads. Why? Because you can see better in daylight. Hence, we install lighting