Crossing the Rio de Los Pinos
Denver & Rio Grande Western K-36 #487 takes her mixed freight eastbound over the Los Pinos Trestle (MP 324.52) as they negotiate the nearly 5-mile north/south detour that this line takes in the Los Pinos River Valley, to keep the grades manageable. The train, which includes a string of empty stock cars, is headed for its next stop at the remote station in Osier, CO, where local ranchers have brought their cattle for transport to Alamosa.
This image was captured during a September 2011 photo shoot on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, organized by Lerro Photography.
Crossing the Rio de Los Pinos
Denver & Rio Grande Western K-36 #487 takes her mixed freight eastbound over the Los Pinos Trestle (MP 324.52) as they negotiate the nearly 5-mile north/south detour that this line takes in the Los Pinos River Valley, to keep the grades manageable. The train, which includes a string of empty stock cars, is headed for its next stop at the remote station in Osier, CO, where local ranchers have brought their cattle for transport to Alamosa.
This image was captured during a September 2011 photo shoot on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, organized by Lerro Photography.