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Model Railroader Photo of the Day: The Ames Cliffs on the Rio Grande Southern

By Eric White | May 16, 2025

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A model steam locomotive leads a freight train in a mountainous setting

Rio Grande Southern 2-8-0 no. 74, a Sunset Models brass import, works its way upgrade near Ames Cliffs on Dennis Ferguson’s On3 RGS layout. The boxcars behind the locomotive are San Juan Car Co. models assembled by Bob Leners. Dennis, of St. Paul, Minn., took the photo.


Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades of model railroad heritage and excellence.

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