Final Curtain After 143 years of near continuous use of coal-burning power on the Silverton Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, on the 23rd of March 2024. The final r... (more)
Twilight of The Coal Burner After 143 years of near continuous use of coal-burning power on the Silverton Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, fireman John Hillier thro... (more)
Twilight of The Coal Burner After 143 years of near continuous use of coal-burning power on the Silverton Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, the last coal burner pose... (more)
The last coal burner, #481, pushes north of Cascade Canyon across Tefft Bridge on a D&S winter photography excursion.
After a full day of photo opps in the beautiful Animas Canyon, 481 offers up a gorgeous rainbow blowdown as a grand finale for the Durango & Silverton's winter photo special (481's last as a coal ... (more)
The morning after a heavy snow storm coated the San Juans in a fresh coat of white, Durango & Silverton coal burner #481 pushes for Cascade Canyon with a sold-out train full of dazzled passengers.
Every once in a while, one only needs to squint to see the past in Durango. And in October of 2023 looking into the canyon took us to the 1950's where we found 476 leading a mixed train led by 47... (more)
Shooting in Colorado's Animas River Canyon can sometimes be an exercise in futility. The lighting is all sorts of 'wonky' when you're in the earlier parts of the morning and the far canyon wall i... (more)
D&SNGRR's #480 charges home through the Animas Valley after late November storm has blanketed the region in snow and ice.
A daring buck leaps across the tracks in Hermosa just seconds ahead of a D&SNGRR train bound for Cascade Canyon.
D&SNGRR #480 works its away along the narrow shelf track of the highline on a return trip from Cascade Canyon.
Few things are more serene and beautiful than the morning after a heavy snowstorm in the Animas Canyon. Here #480 crawls along the horseshoe curve of the highline as it heads for Cascade Canyon.
Rio Grande Southern 41 crosses the high bridge on its final Durango & Silverton test run before returning to California.
Rio Grande Southern 41 takes its final test run on the Durango & Silverton highline before returning to California.
