The conductor of #478 signals to stop on the turntable where it will be spun and backed into the roundhouse for the night.

D&SNG 478 south navigates through the tight curves on the Horseshoe Curve Highline. Here, the tracks split from the Animas River Canyon and head into the depot at Rockwood.

DSNG 478 rolls south out of the Tacoma Narrows into the siding across the river from the Tacoma Power Plant.

Rolling south along the Animas River, #478 puts on a show at Teft Spur.

D&SNG K28 Class #478 works hard up the 2.5% grade between Hermosa and Rockwood with an eight car train for todays excursion.

D&SNG K28 #478 (former D&RGW) on his way from Silverton to Durango, leaving Silverton.

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High above the Animas River, a Denver & Rio Grande Western #478 is blowing off.

I think it snowed! The Durango & Silverton's annual winter photo charter battles a record snow pack of over 72 inches as former D&RGW 478 makes her way northward through the San Juan Nati... (more)

Waiting on a steam train in the San Juan Mountains, hearing the whistle and stack-talk play off the surrounding mountains, a nice sunny day, I think I've found my "happy place".

Wrapping up a day's excursion, D&S #478 coasts into Durango only minutes away from the severed end of the line at the roundhouse.

Durango and Silverton's K-28 #478 leaves the open valley of Silverton on it's trek South to Durango.

Back lighting seemed par for the course Sunday on our photo charter, still, a few opportunities were to be had. This was one of 7 runby locations offered up by the D&S.

The conductors of the day's first train to Durango take a break by the river while the engine refills on water.