Railroad Journal

2022 A New Year

February 22,2022 | Colorado

2022 is a brand new year. And with a new year I thought i would try a new kind of blog posts. I thought I would post a photograph and write my thoughts on how I took the photographs and tell a little story about them...

In The Mood

October 2007 | Silverton Colorado

Title: In The Mood

I remember taking this photograph like it was yesterday.

Denver and Rio Grande Western #315 is a class C-18 2-8-0 Consolidation type narrow gauge steam locomotive...

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Big Wheels

August 22, 2007 | Denver:s Union Station

Title: Big Wheels

Back several years ago when the Union Pacific steam locomotive 844 pulled the Cheyenne Frontier Days Denver Post special from Denver to Cheyenne for the Frontiers Day rodeo the Union Pacific Railroad would park 844 at Denver’s Union Station...

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In The Distance

October 2007 | High Line Durango Silverton

In The Distance

I stood in the rain waiting patiently for the Durango bound passenger train to come into view. This was the last passenger train of the day so hopefully it's going to be good even though it's raining...

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Goose 5 At Perry's Pond

June 2009 | Cumbres Toltec Scenic RR

Goose 5 At Perry’s Pond

Several times a year The Galloping Goose Historical Society in Dolores Colorado operates Rio Grande Southern Goose #5 several times a year on the Cumbres Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Durango Silverton RR...