D&SNG No. 480 crosses the Animas River on a 242-foot timber trestle dating from 1910-1920. In 2021-2022 this bridge, which has given over 100 years of service, will be replaced with a new one at ... (more)

My favorite K-36 on the D&SNG, No. 481, is upgrade at Hermosa with a nine-car train headed to Silverton. This locomotive has been operating on the D&SNG since 1981 and was the first K-36 reach Si... (more)

Doubleheaded K-28s stomp upgrade near Rockwood, Colorado, during the short time in 2018 that the railroad was able to run all the way from Durango to Silverton following the June 2018 fire. A mud... (more)

The summer of 2018 was a difficult one for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. First a fire in June near Durango shuttered the railroad, and then a mudslide in July stranded two trains... (more)

The fall colors have reached their peak in the Animas River Canyon as 493 steams past a stunning stand of Aspen on its way to Silverton.

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge engine #480 (2-8-2) gets a cleaning by the crewman who is sweeping soot off the engine before heading back to Durango.

Engineer Nick eases the largest locomotive on the Durango and Silverton's roster around the tight cliffs of the legendary High Line.

Durango & Silverton 482 pulls a train across the Animas River just south of Silverton, CO on a beautiful fall day.

D&SNG Alco DL-535E 107, ex-White Pass 107, powers the first Silverton Train of the day north. If you want to know why D&SNG is using diesels and oil burning steam locomotives, look at the fire-da... (more)

D&SNG Alco DL-535E 107 rumbles past the siding at Home Ranch just a few miles outside of Durango.

Ex-White Pass Alco DL-535E 107 has the first train to Silverton almost into Rockwood as it works its way upgrade from Hermosa.

Not-yet-repainted ex-White Pass Alco DL-535E 107 accelerates out of Hermosa, Colorado, heading for Silverton. Train 461, the 0800 train out of Durango, is currently powered by a diesel locomotive... (more)

Misty Mountain Hop

The remnants of Tropical Storm / Hurricane Nora which had made its way up from Mexico and Arizona have reached the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The weath... (more)

A D&SNGRR train heads south out of Silverton, CO.

The daily Silverton Diesel meets our charter at Elk Park Siding