It's a long way down from the top of the Findelbach Viaduct, seen here on a picture perfect spring day with the towering Matterhorn in the distance.

Warm late afternoon light bathes 99 7243-1 as it snakes its way through a series of S-curves leading to Schierke, the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen's last stop before the summit of the Brocken.

Tunnel Vision

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.

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.

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.

Ex White Pass & Yukon #101 enjoys a well-deserved rest after hauling the flanger through heavy snow in an effort to clear the line past Cascade Canyon for the Durango & Silverton's upcoming winter... (more)

After several days of heavy snow, ex White Pass & Yukon #101 leads the Durango & Silverton flanger train into the Animas Canyon, where it will tackle progressively deeper snow on its way to Cascad... (more)

Heavy winter snow coats the forest deep in the Animas Canyon as the Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express steams back towards Durango.