Photographers special

The most photogenic spot on the very photogenic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has to be the place you see here. Just before the northbound trains reach Rockwood, they climb th... (more)

Flagman Jamie Ryan gets ready to protect the rear end while the 315 takes water at the new Needleton tank. Between steam, water tank, mixed consist, wooden cars, mail car, sway-back caboose, marke... (more)

A slide on the Silverton. A Denver & Rio Grande Western mixed train runs south along the Animas River, past the site of a recent rock and mud slide. With the line nestled between steep ca... (more)

Carrying the torch for the Rio Grande. Several generations of narrow gauge railroaders pose with two generations of D&RGW Locomotives at Silverton, Colorado in evening light. The railroad... (more)

D&RGW Freight. A shaft of localized sunlight illuminates Freight Extra 315 as she emerges from the shadows of the Animas Canyon and crosses the river for a final time before entering Silver... (more)

D&RGW Mixed. Extra 315 crosses the Animas River near Elk Park, Colorado on a pretty August morning. The special excursions behind Locomotive 315 at the 2010 D&S Railfest featured all D&RG... (more)

Southbound from Silverton in the late afternoon. The combination of hazy sunshine and the reflection of light off the mineral stained rocks below the bridge produced an interesting lighting effec... (more)

One of the highlights of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s 2010 Railfest has been this consist of green passenger cars pulled by C-18 class consolidation #315. This entire consist ... (more)

A photographers special led by the 463 is about to enter into the Tanglefoot curves for a photo run by. This loco ended up with a broken frame and is no longer running. They have been working on r... (more)

Light moves. The Cumbres & Toltec's trusty K-36 #488 comes off the 310 ft. span of the Lobato Trestle in an early morning light run from Cumbres Pass back to Chama. A couple of locomotiv... (more)

Touristic steam train, at Chama - Antonito mountain route

315 rests beside the coaling tower and sand house at Chama.

Touristic steam train, at Chama - Antonito mountain route

Doubleheaded 489 and 487 lead a Chama Steam photo freight up Cumbres Pass near Lobato, NM in October 2008 as seen from a rider gon ahead of the rear helper (#488).