Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge #481 has left the Durango Station and gets ready to cross the 17th Street Bridge on its way to Silverton, Colorado.

Durango and Silverton's 482 gets ready to spend the day pulling passengers from Durango to Silverton, Colorado. Half way through the trip the engine would suffer a mechanical failure and have to ... (more)

A railfan gets a close up shot of Durango & Silverton's 481 as it crosses the bridge on the north side of town.

Durango & Silverton 480 backs into position and gets ready to take another load of passengers to Silverton, Colorado

Durango and Silverton's 480 puffs out big smoke as it heads to Silverton, Colorado.

Durango and Silverton's 481 backs into the yard to connect to the passenger cars that will take railfans to Silverton.

Durango and Silverton's K-36 class Baldwin leads the second train of the morning from Durango to Silverton, Colorado.

A quick glance might have you thinking this photo was taken in the early 1930's as Durango and Silverton's #480 pulls into a depot. In fact the depot is the McDonalds that always does a booming b... (more)

Durango & Silverton 481 (2-8-2) crosses the 15th Street Bridge over the Animas River as it leaves Durango on its way to Silverton. The trip will take 3.5 hours and wind through some of the most b... (more)

The soot-covered Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s 481 (2-8-2) was built in 1925 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and is one of four K-36 class engines operated by the popular railroad.... (more)

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s 480 (2-8-2) backs up to an area where it will blow off steam before lashing up to the passenger cars that it will take to Silverton, Colroado.

Baldwin K-36 No. 482 drops the fire after a long day. The 482 will retire to the shop for overnight servicing and be ready to roll first thing in the morning.

Clouds hang low on the surrounding mountains as Baldwin K-36 No. 486, with the train from Durango to Silverton, passes through Rockwood.

The DRGW K-28 class mikes were mean looking machines with the front mounted air pumps and low profile. This tight view emphasizes a wealth of details on the engine in the soft light of an overcas... (more)