The Animas River flows in a particularly striking shade of green as #476 heads back towards to Durango from Cascade Canyon.

Spring is coming to the San Juans as #493 approaches Rockwood with the Cascade Canyon Express in tow.

The power behind the plow. White Pass Rotary #1 is indeed a mighty machine, but she goes nowhere without at least a couple of locomotives to push her along. Leading the power on the 2011 ... (more)

I Took the Path Less Taken

I mean, there’s literally no trail, and it’s not easy to get here.

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.

A spring storm brings heavy winds and driving snow as #476 pulls the Cascade Canyon Express along the banks of the Animas River deep in the canyon.

Live to Fight Another Day

The battle for the mountain was fought hard on this day, stopped by ice, tomorrow may bring victory. OY is slowly returning home after a day of ... (more)

It was recently announced that the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will begin trips again between Durango and Silverton. If you are ever in SW Colorado, stopping in Durango to see the o... (more)

Class Portrait

Lined up in the Williams Coach Yard, we find a working example of every class of locomotive power on today's Grand Canyon Railway (with the exception of its ex-A... (more)

Steam powered rotary snowplow OY is pushing through some of the larger drifts on it's way to the Colorado/New Mexico border, where the days work will end. Hardly a soul around to see this extrav... (more)

It's beginning to look a lot like spring as #481 pulls the return trip of the Cascade Canyon Express along the banks of the Animas River just north of Tacoma.