“A Tale of Fire and Ice”

High above the nearly frozen Rio De Las Animas Perdidas, Locomotive No. 493 of the Durango and Silverton Railroad makes her return to active service af... (more)

Durango & Silverton K-36 No. 481 passes the Yard-Limit sign at the southern end of Rockwood as it returns to Durango from Silverton. This is the first of two daily trains, departing 45-minutes pri... (more)

Durango & Silverton K-36 No. 482 passes through the famed cut at Rockwood as it returns to Durango from Silverton. This is the first of two daily trains, the second would subsequently follow 45-mi... (more)

Almost blending in with the surrounding pine trees and rocks, K-36 #482 brings a passenger train through the famous "High Line" on a picture-perfect summer afternoon.

A Durango & Silverton train slips through one of the many rock cuts of the San Juan Mountains one last time, as the train exits the famed "High Line" near Rockwood, Colorado.

Guiding its train through the high San Juan Mountains, former DRGW K-36 #482 is seen traversing the famous "High Line" horseshoe curve situated above the roaring Animas River, which is s... (more)

Just how steep the ledge is on the High Line that carries Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge trains can be seen in this view of a D&SNG mixed freight photo extra crawling along above the Animas Rive... (more)

K-36 No. 480 with the Southbound 2nd section makes a station stop at Rockwood for some passengers that boarded here this morning. MOW and other equipment is also stored here.

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad K-28 Mikado No. 473 pulls an extra passenger train operated during the railroad’s Railfest celebration past the cliffs on the High Line north (railroad we... (more)

Ringing in 2019 with steam, snow, and scenery. The San Juan mountains in southwestern Colorado saw 20+ inches at higher elevations in a winter storm lasting from December 31st - January 1st. With ... (more)

It's a tight squeeze as the Cascade Canyon train slips through the narrow cut in Rockwood on its return trip to Durango.

After emerging from the Rockwood cut, the Cascade Canyon train twists and turns its way along the Highline 400 feet above the Animas River.

Passengers on the Durango & Silverton's last Cascade Canyon train of 2018 are treated to a spectacular winter wonderland as their train creeps along the famous High Line above the Animas River.

A roaring Animas River drowns out Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s train No. 461, the first train of the day to Silverton, crawling along the cliffs high above the river on the High Lin... (more)

Durango & Silverton 481 is seen leading a train full of passengers through the beautiful scenery of San Juan National Forest in the heart of the Rocky Mountains on a crystal clear morning just sou... (more)