Hostlers assume traditional positions in the cab of K28 #473 during a night photo session following a fall photo special

Double header with K28 #473 and K36 #481 following the 416 fire and prior to the wash out that forced operation out of Rockwood.

The crew does a visual inspection of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's #480 (2-8-2) prior to leaving Silverton for the trip back to Durango, Colorado.

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad #482 (2-8-2) builds up steam before leaving the Durango depot.

DSNG 480, a 2-8-2 Baldwin K-36 Mikado built in 1925, gets ready for the morning run from Durango to Silverton, Colorado.

An impressive plumb of steam and ash signals the departure of DSNG 482 (2-8-2) from of the Durango station.

The yard crew of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad gets ready to send DSNG 482 (2-8-2) out of the Durango station and off towards Silverton.

There is nothing quite like standing next to a live steam engine as it moves past you. The senses are overloaded with sounds of high pitched whistles, the hiss of escaping steam, the rhythmic thu... (more)

Inside the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s car shop at Durango, Colorado, workers prepare to roll a truck back underneath concession car No. 64 after replacing one of the wheelsets o... (more)

The Newly Rebuilt K-28 No.476 climbs up the mountain grade in Colorado

Durango & Silverton’s former 3-foot gauge Rio Grande K-28 mikado No. 473 is gussied up in 1950s movie paint, complete with an old-fashion headlight and diamond stack, during the railroad’s ann... (more)

Canyon of the Las Animas is one of the great rail locations in the world. Regular D&S train wending its way past the cliffs at Rockwood.

After crossing County Road 250, D&SNGRR Baldwin K-36 No. 482, leads it's train up past Granite Point to Rockwood and the Highline.

Rio Grande narrow gauge caboose No. 0540 sits in front of the station at Durango, Colorado. When this photo was taken in August 1979, Rio Grande still owned and operated the branch to Silverton.

This is the current state of K-28 #478. After operating in 2016, she was taken out of service for her FRA mandated overhaul. While waiting for her turn in the shop, she has been placed on display ... (more)