D&RGW 315, 2-8-0, (BLW 14352 / 1895), D&RGW class C-18, originally Florence & Cripple Creek RR 3, "Elkton," powering a special freight train on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.

It is slightly after 4 p.m. and 315 drifts down grade westbound from Cumbres. There is a slight upgrade here after the track loops around and crosses Wolf Creek, and I was hoping maybe just maybe... (more)

D&RGW 346 drops downgrade past the roundhouse on the Colorado Railroad Museum loop.

D&RGW 346 pulls two authentic Rio Grande passenger cars around the loop at the Colorado Railroad Museum, simulating the local train it was assigned to in the 1930s between Montrose and Gunnison, C... (more)

Setting the safety valves on D&RGW 346

Rio Grande 346 steaming past No Agua Tank

Rio Grande 2-8-0 346 starts out for a trip around the loop on a cold spring day.

D&RGW 346 pauses for water at No Agua tank. Unlike many static museums, the Colorado Railroad Museum has the feel of a real Colorado narrow gauge railroad.

D&RGW 346 takes a spin on the turntable at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

C 18 class D&RGW 315 pulls a train through the high desert on a summer morning.

DRGW 315 leads a short mixed train along the Animas River at Elk Park. Click heremore)

DRGW 315 leads a southbound Cascade Canyon round trip back toward Durango seen here passing the small airplane landing strip between Hermosa and Durango.

Under threatening skies, the 315 Extra rounds the curves at Big Horn.

D&RGW 315 leads its train around the curve to the lowest of three levels at Whiplash. The highest can be seen in the background.

A look into the past as the conductor walks the roof, setting the brakes to hold the train on the steep siding while waiting on the late Moonlight Train.