Tunnel Vision
Snow coats the summit of the Gornergrat (and the Matterhorn) as a late morning train begins its long descent back down to Zermatt.
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.
Early morning preparations are underway in the engine house as the Nevada Northern crew gets #81 steamed up for the day.
Nevada Northern 81 sits just outside the engine house in Ely as her crew begins preparations for the afternoon run.