SL&RG 18 tries its hardest to surmount the slippery rails on its climb to the summit (Greased possibly by the track foreman). Mt Blanca rises in the distance
Roaring across the San Luis Valley, the (San Luis &) Rio Grande #18 heads Eastward, as the Massive (and It's HUGE at 14,000 Feet above Sea Level) Mt Blanca towers above the landscape
A early morning Rio Grande Freight train descends towards Walsenburg Colorado... In Actuality, this is a San Luis and Rio Grande train, led by the newly acquired 18...
Work Extra 18 is in front of the Spanish Peaks as it takes its train along for a ride. This is the first steam locomotive east of La Veta Colorado since 1956.
A early morning Rio Grande Freight train descends (but with smoke of course) towards Walsenburg Colorado... In Actuality, this is a San Luis and Rio Grande train, led by the newly acquired 18...