Posing in front of the Durango depot is K36 #486. This was after a winter photo special.

Live coals fall from the ash pan of K36 #486 into the ash pit while cleaning the fire at the end of the day following a winter photo special.

A roaring Animas River drowns out Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s train No. 461, the first train of the day to Silverton, crawling along the cliffs high above the river on the High L... (more)

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge train No. 461 crawls along the High Line north (timetable west) of Rockwood, Colorado, on the morning of August 14, 2015.

The first of three trains today gets under way crossing the Animas River as it departs Durango.

After turning her train on the wye, 486 backs into town to reboard passengers. With 3-4 daily trains into Silverton's limited yard space, the daily dance of turning trains is fascinating to watch.

K-36 486 heads north out of town across the Animas river with the first of three trains to Silverton on this day. She passes the city greenway which was just starting to get busy with joggers and ... (more)

Mikado K-36 No. 486 leads a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train along the cliffs above Shalona Lake near Rockwood, Colorado, on August 25, 2006.

Slowly crawling along the High Line approaching Rockwood, Colorado, is Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge train No. 462 on the afternoon of August 14, 2015.

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge train No. 461 clings to cliff’s edge along the High Line north (timetable west) of Rockwood, Colorado, on the morning of August 14, 2015.

With the Animas River 400 feet below, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train No. 461 crawls along the High Line just north (timetable west) of Rockwood, Colorado, on the morning of August 14, 2015... (more)

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge train No. 462 crawls along the High Line approaching Rockwood, Colorado, on August 14, 2015.

Bedtime for 486. The late summer sun is only about 30 minutes from the horizon and the shadows are long in the Durango Yard. The regular train crews are off the clock and headed home as th... (more)

Leaving the canyon. Observing the permanent slow order associated with the High Line, DSNG Locomotive 486 brings Train 464 out of the Animas Canyon and the San Juan National Forest, on the ... (more)