DSNGRR 476 waiting for it's passenger to return.

"Rocky Mountain High": D&RGW #473 and #476 thunder north to Silverton, CO at Whitehead Gulch on October 16, 2023. This event was the first mid-train helper on the Silverton Branch since ... (more)

With Pigeon and Turret Peaks in the background D&RGW K-28 #473 hustles south with a small passenger train in route for Durango, CO on October 17, 2023.

"Junior's Kitchen": D&RGW #476 hustles south at Junior's Kitchen with her small freight train in route for Durango, CO on October 17, 2023.

Denver & Rio Grande Western K-28 Sports Model #473 hustles by the Silverton Depot during a photo runby on October 17, 2023. This was taken as part of the D&S' K-28 100th Anniversary photo special.... (more)

The morning Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge tourist train pulls into its terminus in Silverton after a long trip from Durango.

K-28s sisters 473 and 476 make their final push into Silverton, seen from high above the "Narrows" of the Animas River. Hopefully, I am the first and last person to obtain this angle... (more)

After the departure of train 462, light engine 473 gracefully weaves through the Narrows along the Animas River south of Silverton at the hand of engineer Russell.

Diesel train (loc with new paint scheme) waits in the station Silverton for departure back to Durango.

That 70's Show

A near rivet counting perfect re-creation of the 1970s era Silverton train heads south over 'Twin Bridges', a 1960's era realignment on the Silverton Branch when... (more)

482 arrives in Silverton with the 8:15am Silverton Train.

Smoke fills the Valley as Durango & Silverton 476 and 473 navigate tight curves just South of Silverton, passing by the waterfall at Cataract Gulch.

Leaving Silverton behind. Pouring out a nice, dark plume, D&RGW K-37 #493 heads south across the Animas Timber Bridge just south of Silverton, CO at Milepost 495.25, beginning her 45 mile j... (more)

Dusk arrival in Silverton. The sun has disappeared below the horizon but the evening twilight remains, at least for a few minutes, as Denver & Rio Grande Western K-37 Locomotive #493 pulls ... (more)

Up from the canyon.... A little over a mile and a half from the end of track in Silverton, CO, D&RGW K-37 #493 emerges from the Animas Canyon, crossing the river of the same name for the fi... (more)