Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s Cascade train is about to cross 15th Street in Durango, Colorado, on the morning of August 30, 2021. Former Rio Grande K-28 No. 473 pulls the train th... (more)

Stranger in a Strange Land

Southern Pacific's "Slim Princess", 4-6-0 No.18 leads the Second Silverton Train into Rockwood Colorado as the helper. The trains are just... (more)

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s two new MP2000NG diesel locomotives still sit, sans trucks, near the Durango, Colorado, roundhouse on August 30, 2021. These locomotives were acquired... (more)

Several ongoing projects sit on the floor of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s machine shop in Durango, Colorado, on August 30, 2021. An all-steel passenger truck is being fabricated i... (more)

Heavy snow falls as 493 takes on water at Tank Creek ahead of the rest of the Cascade Canyon Express, which which will arrive shortly behind it before continuing on as a doubleheader.

A fresh layer of snow coats the Animas Canyon as #481 leads the Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express along the stunning highline.

Thunder on the Narrow Gauge Former Denver & Rio Grande Western K-28 No. 473 is working hard upgrade as it climbs out of the Animas River Valley towards Rockwood.

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Alco DL535 No. 101 rests in the afternoon sun near the roundhouse in Durango, Colorado, on August 30, 2021. The D&SNG purchased four of these six-axle Alc... (more)

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s first train to Silverton on August 31, 2021, is powered by Alco diesel DL535 No. 107, and is in the boarding process for the return trip to Durango on... (more)

While being serviced after taking a train to Cascade and back, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s K-28 2-8-2 No. 473 gets a spin on the turntable at Durango, Colorado, on the afternoon ... (more)

The steam powered passenger run for the morning to Silverton passes Hermosa and it begins its climb up the grade.

The first train of the morning to Silverton passes the water tower at Hermosa as it begins its climb.

Durango & Silverton K-28 No. 473 is approaching Rockwood, Colorado, with the 0930 train to Cascade Canyon. One of the biggest complaints I heard from railfans that oppose D&SNG converting its eng... (more)

A northbound (timetable westbound) Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad passenger train has just crossed the Animas River while departing Durango, Colorado, on the morning of August 30, 2021.... (more)

The carmen at Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s car shop in Durango, Colorado, perform some truck work on open-air gondola No. 405 on August 30, 2021. The end of the car has been jacke... (more)