Rio Grande Narrow Gauge steam engine Oil Painting

This is an oil painting of a Denver Rio Grande Steam engine in southern Colorado.  It is a narrow gauge train, which the company used initially because it was easier and cheaper to build in the mountains.  Some of these still operate as tourist lines independent from the big railroads.  A small piece of the past still chugging along.   This particular line is gone but the mountain remains and just down the valley is the Cumbres and Toltec railroad.  It is definitely worth the trip to ride and see.