D&S 486 has reached the top of the long 2.5% grade from Hermosa as it nears Rockwood. The train is traversing the "Mini Highline" above Elbert Creek and Shalona Lake.

The first dusting of snow highlights the fall colors as No. 482 crosses the Timber Bridge over the Animas River. The bridge is relatively unchanged in appearance while being structurally maintain... (more)

D&SNG K36 No.482 poses on the turntable along with No.486 before retiring to the shop for the night.

D&SNG K36 No.482 takes on coal for tomorrows trip up Cumbres Pass and over to Antonito during a night photo session at the D&SNG Yard.

D&SNG K-36 No.486, pulling hard on the hill to Rockwood, with the second section of todays Durango to Silverton excursion train.

D&SNG K-28 No.473 pulls the first section of todays Durango to Silverton excursion trains. Low clouds and steam merge in the morning.

With the first snow of Autumn on the mountains, D&SNG Baldwin K-36 No. 486 leads the first section of todays excursion trains out of Silverton and back to Durango. The second section is turning on... (more)

With the first snow of Autumn on the mountains, D&SNG Baldwin K-36 No. 486 exits the gorge into the Animas Valley and Silverton.

D&SNGRR K-36 480 is on the point of the 8 o'clock train out of Durango as it nears Shalona Lake on it's way to Silverton.

As luck would have it, I happened to drop in to Silverton for a quick afternoon pit stop when I heard a steam whistle much later in the afternoon than usual. Upon further inspection, it was the D&... (more)

Durango & Silverton locomotive 481 rests at the Durango, CO station moments before departing for Silverton on May 10, 2016.

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad extra 473 heads toward Rockwood, Colorado, on the famous High Line, 400 feet above the Animas River on August 14, 2015. This train was operated from Dur... (more)

Eureka and Palisades No. 4 passes the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s “Presidential Special” powered by K-28 No. 473 at Tacoma, Colorado, on August 23, 2003. Built by Alco in 1... (more)