Goodnight, Durango

Heavy snow falls as 493 takes on water at Tank Creek ahead of the rest of the Cascade Canyon Express, which which will arrive shortly behind it before continuing on as a doubleheader.

The snow capped peaks of the San Juans tower over 493 as it winds through the Animas River canyon on its way from Durango to Silverton.

After a soggy opening day of Silverton service, clear skies and bright sunshine greet riders on the Durango & Silverton as the train steams through the Animas River canyon.

Kayakers run the rapids on the Animas River as the Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express steams along the narrow cliff ledges high above.

The Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express snakes along the narrow ledge of the highline on a mild spring afternoon.

After separating in Rockwood, #493 and #476 link back up at Tank Creek for the remainder of the journey to Cascade Canyon as a spring snow storm descends upon the Animas Canyon.

With social distancing forcing passengers to spread out, #493 hauls a 15-car consist along the highline on its way from Cascade Canyon back to Durango.

It's a snowy day in the Animas Canyon as #493 crosses the high bridge on its way back to Durango from Cascade.

It's all tight turns and narrow ledges on this part of the trip, as #493 pulls a 50% capacity train of socially distanced sightseers from Rockwood to Cascade Canyon.

You don't see this every day! On a brisk fall morning, #493 hauls a load of wrapped-up passenger cars to their winter storage. A few box cars, a concessions car, and a caboose round out the consis... (more)

The sun rises on an empty train approaching the 550 underpass on its way to begin another week of service out of Rockwood.

Crawling along the shelf track above the Animas River, 493 returns to Rockwood on a rainy final day of service before operations return to Durango for the winter.

With tensions running high around the country, #493 blows off a little steam as Election Day stretches into Election Week.

Mask Up! The COVID-19 pandemic means enhanced sanitation measures onboard every run of the Durango & Silverton, which features mostly-open air cars capped at 50% capacity and a mask requirement fo... (more)