Water at Osier
Under a partly cloudy sky, an eastbound Denver & Rio Grande Western freight pulls up to the water tank at the waystation in Osier, CO to top off its water supply before resuming its journey toward Antonito and Alamosa. The power on this train is the mighty K-36 #484, one of 10, narrow-gauge Baldwin Mikados built for the D&RGW back in 1925. These locomotives were destined to become the "bread and butter" power on this line from the mid-20s until the end of freight operations in the late 1960s. Even today, 9 of the 10 K-36s survive and 8 remain operational as the primary power on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
This image was captured during a September 2015 photo shoot on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, organized by Historic Transport Preservation (HTP).
Water at Osier
Under a partly cloudy sky, an eastbound Denver & Rio Grande Western freight pulls up to the water tank at the waystation in Osier, CO to top off its water supply before resuming its journey toward Antonito and Alamosa. The power on this train is the mighty K-36 #484, one of 10, narrow-gauge Baldwin Mikados built for the D&RGW back in 1925. These locomotives were destined to become the "bread and butter" power on this line from the mid-20s until the end of freight operations in the late 1960s. Even today, 9 of the 10 K-36s survive and 8 remain operational as the primary power on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
This image was captured during a September 2015 photo shoot on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, organized by Historic Transport Preservation (HTP).