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
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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
Making Work Fun
I suspect that on any model railroad, there are times when you just have to re-do something. This is especially true when your empire contains
San Luis Valley in Transition: 2003
One thing about railroads… the work proceeds at its own pace, and that
appears slow to the layman.
1994
Some years are just special. Opportunities present themselves in abundance. Unexpected challenges emerge. Enormous amounts of film are exposed (refer back to the statement about
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
Action Road 