A special train arrives at Silverton in the late evening

With an emphasis on the *narrow* part of its name, The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's Cascade Canyon Express eases along the shelf track hundreds of feet above the Animas River along ... (more)

The Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express snakes along the snow banks of the Animas River just below Tank Creek.

The Durango & Silverton's iconic highline is coated in fresh snow as coal burner #481 rounds the horseshoe curve on its return trip from Cascade Canyon.

"Generations’

Durango and Silverton locomotives 482 and former White Pass & Yukon DL535 number 101 meet at Cascade Wye

"The Fireman"

"The Conductor"

Durango and Silverton Conductor Russell Heerdt looks back as his train is repositioned for a photo runby.

Durango & Silverton coal burner #481 blows down as it rounds the iconic horseshoe curve in the late afternoon light.

As light hits the water vapor hanging in the air from Durango & Silverton #481's blowdown, a rainbow forms briefly over the Animas River.

"The Last One (?)

Durango and Silverton's lone remaining operable coal burner takes on some more of the fuel on what quickly became a frigid February night. As of 2022, t... (more)

"And There Goes The Last DJ..."

On a somewhat warm day in late February 2022, Durango and Silverton 481 heads north along "Cement Wall". As of 2022, this locomotive is the onl... (more)

Durango & Silverton #481 rounds the horseshoe curve on the railroad's iconic highline as seen from the caboose.

Goodnight, Durango

Durango & Silverton #481 passes underneath Pigeon and Turret Peak as it steams south along the Animas River.

The Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express arrives at its namesake for the first time after the tracks have been cleared of the week's heavy snow.