The bulk of my layout is set in Wyoming with a bit of Colorado and Nebraska. Coal is a key source of revenue for the BD&O. Here we see a BNSF Coal Train arriving at Cowboy Coal in Campbell County, Wyoming, then departing for Power Plants to the south. Video by Brian Olson. […]
Charlie and his wife explore railroad-related sites in and around Evanston, Wyoming, before returning westward with the sun along the Union Pacific main line. […]
Charlie and his wife explore railroad-related sites in and around Evanston, Wyoming, before returning westward with the sun along the Union Pacific main line. […]
The railway at a glance Name of railroad: DGRS Garden Railway at the Colorado Railroad Museum Size of railroad: 97′ x 70′ Scale: Various Gauges: 0 (32mm) and 1 (45mm) Era: Late 1800s to modern Theme: Colorado mountains and plains Age: 24 years Motive power: All types, including track power, battery power, and live steam […]
A photo freight crosses the Los Pinos trestle, near Osier, Colo. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn WAUKESHA, Wis. — Trains magazine and the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad are pleased to announce a special photo freight event Aug. 25-26, 2018, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the last revenue freight on the legendary Rio Grande narrow gauge. […]
On this ski-trip-turned-trackside-trek, Charlie Conway and his wife Sheila made their way to the Union Pacific’s main line between Ogden, Utah, and Evanston, Wyoming. Ride along with the dynamic duo as they chase fast freight over the wintery Evanston Subdivision. […]
On this ski-trip-turned-trackside-trek, Charlie Conway and his wife Sheila made their way to the Union Pacific’s main line between Ogden, Utah, and Evanston, Wyoming. Ride along with the dynamic duo as they chase fast freight over the wintery Evanston Subdivision. […]
Two Montana Rail Link GP9s head up the Paradise Local as it crosses the Clark Fork River in Paradise, Mont. Three photos, Tom Danneman When I was asked to come up with 10 of my favorite spots to view and photograph railroading, I knew it wouldn’t be difficult. The difficulty was picking just 10 spots, […]
December 31, 1966, on the Rio Grande finds the east- and westbound Yampa Valley trains meeting at Radium, Colo. Seen from the cab of Alco PA 6013 on westbound train 9, eastbound train 10 is headed by a PA and an F7B. Steve Patterson photo […]
Rio Grande PA 6013 descends the Front Range of the Rockies with the Denver-bound Yampa Valley on Aug. 13. 1966. J. W. Swanberg photo […]
We return to Colorado’s Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, this time, in the winter. Come along as we take a ride behind one of D&SNGRR’s Mikado 2-8-2 locomotives from Durango all the way to Cascade Canyon and back. […]
We return to Colorado’s Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, this time, in the winter. Come along as we take a ride behind one of D&SNGRR’s Mikado 2-8-2 locomotives from Durango all the way to Cascade Canyon and back. […]
