Durango & Silverton K-37 493 leads the third steam powered train of the day past the historic Silverton Depot

Durango and Silverton 493 leads the normally diesel powered train into Silverton on a cool fall day.

Durango and Silverton K-37 493 charges over the trestle in Hermosa on a late September Evening.

Durango & Silverton 493 simmers on the Durango Turntable late at night on a cool spring evening.

Durango & Silverton 493 simmers on the Durango Turntable on a cool May night.

Durango & Silverton 493 is lead onto the Durango Turntable by a nighttime roundhouse crew member on a cool spring night.

Durango & Silverton 493 rests on the Durango Turntable late at night before its trip to Silverton the following morning.

Steam locomotive K-37 493 has just left Rockwood with train DSNG 463 heading for Silverton. The class K-37 steam locomotive was built in 1928 in the D&RGW Burnham Shops using retired standard gaug... (more)

On their way to Silverton, the K-37 steam locomotive 493 arrives at Rockwood station with train DSNG 465.

Durango & Silverton 493 rests on the Durango Turntable late at night before a long day of service the next day.

Fireman Breeden tops off the water in K-37 493 at Tank Creek as we get a clean look down the tracks at the day's 12-car train and a pristine Animas River.

K-37 493 walks across the High Line under the watchful eye of Engineer Breeden as the Animas River sits a couple hundred feet below the train.

Durango & Silverton 493 sits on the Durango Turntable on a cool May night.

The morning Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge tourist train pulls into its terminus in Silverton after a long trip from Durango.

Now it's 400 Feet Straight Down*

Easing around the famed Horseshoe Curve on the Denver and Rio Grande Western's Silverton Branch we catch K37 493 rounding out the bend from Roc... (more)