I’ve been sitting on quite a bit of RGS 20 material for some time – both shots from its restoration, its initial runs at the Colorado Railroad Museum back in 2020, it’s first excursions onto the mainline in 70 years back in 2021, and then as of just a few weeks ago, photos from a couple winter photo trips on the Durango & Silverton. I decided it was time to get it all rounded up and posted, along with my usual attempt to educate in addition to just posting pretty pictures.

So here you go, it’s a double whammy – two trip reports for the price of one. The first one covers RGS 20 from its initial creation through its return to mainline rails in 2021, and then the second one covers the D&S trips from a few weeks back.

Report #1 – The Return of RGS 20
Report #2 – RGS 20 in the Winter of 2026