Number 478 makes a great show as it enters the Silverton station with a special freight train.
The first rays of sun have just lifted over the mountain and are starting to melt a layer of overnight frost on Combine #213. The patches of melting frost give an almost posterized effect.
As the sun rises, #478 bring its train slowly up the short section of street running in Sliverton.
Extra 478 South, and its reflection, hurry across the Animas River just south of Silverton on a Steam Loco Safari Tours charter.
Extra 478 South glides along the Animas River, below Grand Turk Mountain.
Extra 478 North hustles across the Animas River en route to an early morning arrival in Silverton.
The crew of Extra 478 South wait in the siding at Elk Park while train 461 charges past on the main, heading for Silverton.
While it appears like a stereotypical scene of a possible government cover-up, we are looking at a quarantine of sorts. Ex D&RGW K-37 #493 undergoes the delicate process of asbestos removal on thi... (more)
A special steam charter with loco 478 arrives at Silverton
DRGW 315 leads a short mixed train along the Animas River at Elk Park. Click heremore)
With Kendall Mountain in the background, D&SNG K-37 #497 sits at 12th and Blair Streets in Silverton, CO
The engineer is on the Fireman's side looking out the window to see if everyone is aboard for the ride back to Durango. As you can see, the snow is still coming down pretty hard.
