Historical Photo Collection

(1922-2010) was a dedicated railfan, model railroader and author. His photographs are from the 1880's - 1990's. This collection consists of 24,797 images in 254 galleries.

(1947-2018) was an avid railfan and photographer. He was instrumental in saving the part of the D&RGW railroad that was to become the C&TS railroad. As of spring 2019, the Friends received Ernie's photo collection with approximately 50,000 photos of which 20,000 may be narrow gauge. We have start putting the narrow-gauge photos on the WEB and as of Nov 2021 we have almost 4,800 images in 7 galleries with a separate gallery for each year.

(1925-2012) was an engineer working out of Durango on the D&RGW. His images are from 1954-1978. This collection consists of 2270 images in 9 galleries.

(b. 1937) has photographs taken in 1960-2003 of the D&RGW, C&TS and D&SNG railroads. This collection consists of 845 images in 7 galleries.

(1928-2014) lived in Monte Vista, CO. His 1,073 photographs were mostly from around Alamosa taken from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s. This collection consists of 1073 images in 5 galleries.

(b. 1941) has been studying trains since age 12. These images were taken of D&RGW in Alamosa, Colorado in 1958, 1964, & 1994. This collection consists of 83 images in 1 gallery.

(b. 1941) has images of the D&RGW narrow gauge operations in the 1960's including the last freights over Cumbres Pass in August 1968. 213 of his photos are the early days of the C&TS from 1970-1975. This collection consists of 404 images in 5 galleries.

(d. 2017) lived in Pagosa Springs, CO and was an active and member of the Friends. He had 88 photos of the beginning of the C&TS railroad. This collection consists of 800 images in 1 gallery.

(1947-2011) was an Albuquerque model railroader with photos of western narrow-gauge lines. This collection consists of 341 images in 5 galleries.

lives in California near San Francisco. He has bene photographing trains for over 50 years and previously worked in the railway Industry. This collection consists of 338 images in 3 galleries.