"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)

Neither Trick, Nor Treat

On the 31st of October 2021, I got off this train to find someone had found in the BNSF General Orders that the famed pair of signals at MP 706 on the ... (more)

Constellation

Merriam-Webster has one of the definitions of 'Constellation' to be: an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things.... (more)

D&SNG 473 Pulls the Presidential Special into Silverton, across the Animas River

Under clearing skies, Grand Canyon Railway No.4960 shows off her side profile as she crosses though one of the lowest points on the Grand Canyon Line at Millers Wash. Pan shot at 1/30 of a second

It's 5 pm..and the "Williams Flyer" (Train #3) is led into the Williams over the bridge at Milepost 4.

While the chimney of this long abandoned fireplace in this forsaken home no longer exists, it is replaced with the one of the 4960 on a full speed runby at the siding of Willaha, Arizona. Is ... (more)

The D&SNG 473 Bumblebee, right after pullling into Silverton Colorado

Switching in the Yard.

Yukon South

On a cold, overcast morning, Durango And Silverton #107, still in its 'as built' White Pass and Yukon DL535E does what it was built to do... Well at least one thing... (more)

The Sun has dropped below the horizon, and we find ourselves at the easternmost semaphore signal of the Raton Subdivision. On chance I caught this movement, as only Amtrak 3 and 4 usually ply this... (more)

Crossing Main Street

Do Not Adjust Your Set....

Winter makes a slight clawback as snow begins to envelop the lower reaches of the Animas River Canyon. The day began in Durango with a slight drizzl... (more)

'Last Full Moon On The Right'

With the days left of this sentinel of the high desert measured in mere days, one of the final semaphores on the New Mexico Department of Transpor... (more)

One More Time, We’re Gonna Celebrate

With her back against the wall before her tube time expires this week, Trains Magazine chartered the Grand Canyon Railway and made the st... (more)