That Iconic Face

Hated by a few, but loved by many, the iconic 1970's dress of the Denver and Rio Grande Western's K-28 fleet of the Silverton Branch is on display here in 2023... (more)

While being serviced on the afternoon of August 30, 2021, after taking a train to Cascade and back, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s K-28 2-8-2 No. 473 rotates on the turntable at Dur... (more)

And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear

It's 1973, and the Denver and Rio Grande Western is running over the the high line on the Silverton Branch. The K-28 476 is leadin... (more)

Locomotives galore gather around the turntable of the Durango roundhouse. The last coal burner, 481, simmers outside next to a 70s deco 476. 482 and 480 flank both sides of the frame as they under... (more)

As the stars rise in the newfound darkness of yet another chilly night, the roundhouse crew of the Durango & Silverton create some warmth as they drop the ashes of the last coal-burning steam loco... (more)

Durango & Silverton Class K-28 473 simmers away in the roundhouse, awaiting to be assigned to train 261 the next day.

D&S 107 pulls ahead to start switching out the next days 461, which it'll pull. One of the signs of the changing times on the D&S the last several years has been the introduction of road diesels-e... (more)

After loading coal and other servicing , K-36 No. 482 makes a move to the turntable before retiring for the night.

The steam is going to the side.

Steam loc runs from the depot to the station to pick up the carriages for the trip to Silverton.

Pickup for Silverton...

A near rivet counting perfect re-creation of the 1970s era Silverton train is guided to an easy stop by Brakeman Nick Battelo giving the hand signs to t... (more)

Up From Durango…

A near rivet counting perfect re-creation of the 1970s era Silverton train makes its way through Needleton on its way to Silverton on a beautiful October day

D&S 482 is leading the daily train to Silverton as it enters back into the City of Durango

D&S 473 is deadheading back to Durango after trailing 2nd on a double header to Silverton

Durango & Silverton 473 rolls downhill at Home Ranch as thunderheads form over the mountains.