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)

Durango & Silverton 473 and 480 thunder past Shalona Lake on a doubleheaded passenger excursion to Silverton.

Durango & Silverton 480 charges up the steep grade at Granite Point with its mixed train as the sun rises on a beautiful May morning.

Big Al & the Critters. Three diesel "critters" - admittedly large ones - are seen at the Colorado Railroad Museum, laid up around the turntable. At left is Durango & Silverton... (more)

The last coal-fired train departed Durango in March and soon after, K-36 class 481 was separated from its tender and placed on display in the DSNG museum pending an oil conversion. What was not fo... (more)

Final Curtain

After 143 years of near continuous use of coal-burning power on the Silverton Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, on the 23rd of March 2024. The final r... (more)

Twilight of The Coal Burner

After 143 years of near continuous use of coal-burning power on the Silverton Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, fireman John Hillier thro... (more)

Twilight of The Coal Burner

After 143 years of near continuous use of coal-burning power on the Silverton Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, the last coal burner pose... (more)

The last coal burner, #481, pushes north of Cascade Canyon across Tefft Bridge on a D&S winter photography excursion.

On the last day of the regular tourist season, Mikado #482 leads her train along the Animas River on a glorious but quite cold fall day in the San Juan mountains. Mt. Garfield practically glows wi... (more)

"Head 'em up, move 'em back!"

Fireman/Engineer for the trip, Jon Walden, sits in the fireman's window of Durango and Silverton 481 on her final photographer's train a... (more)

DSNGRR 476 waiting for it's passenger to return.

There Goes The Last DJ...

The last hurrah for coal burning on the Durango and Silverton as K-36, #481 takes charge of the 2024 Winter Photographer's Train for what will be the ... (more)

After a full day of photo opps in the beautiful Animas Canyon, 481 offers up a gorgeous rainbow blowdown as a grand finale for the Durango & Silverton's winter photo special (481's last as a coal ... (more)