The Reverse Cement Wall

After nearly a decade of shooting Cement Wall from its northern end, the last time I shot it was the Eureka and Palisade #4 in 2012. I finally got some... (more)

Shooting in Colorado's Animas River Canyon can sometimes be an exercise in futility. The lighting is all sorts of 'wonky' when you're in the earlier parts of the morning and the far canyon wall i... (more)

D&SNGRR's #480 charges home through the Animas Valley after late November storm has blanketed the region in snow and ice.

D&SNGRR #480 works its away along the narrow shelf track of the highline on a return trip from Cascade Canyon.

Few things are more serene and beautiful than the morning after a heavy snowstorm in the Animas Canyon. Here #480 crawls along the horseshoe curve of the highline as it heads for Cascade Canyon.

D&SNGRR #480 leads a string of hoppers on a test run to Silverton.

D&S train 464 coast down the grade to Hermosa.

After descending to grades from Silverton, Engineer John Hillier on D&S train 464 can now hook it up upon arriving in Hermosa as they proceed at speed for Durango.

Durango & Silverton train 464 comes into Hermosa after descending the grade down from Rockwood.

Durango & Silverton train 464 pulls up to the station stop at Rockwood.

Durango & Silverton train 464 pulls up to the station stop at Rockwood.

The steam is going to the side.

Steam loc runs from the depot to the station to pick up the carriages for the trip to Silverton.

High above the Animas River, Durango & Silverton 480 leads the Cascade Train southward through the most scenic place on the railroad, the world famous Highline.

Durango & Silverton K-36 480 undergoes minor mechanical work in the famed Durango Roundhouse. This behind the scenes look shows the locomotive undergoing a boiler wash and have her pony truck turn... (more)