The 473 switches an inbound train at the east end of the Durango yard. The boxcars were probably empties that would be spotted at the lumber mill for loading. Note the 473 is equipped with footb... (more)
Simmering outside the Rio Grande's Durango roundhouse, K-36 #483 is ready to take a freight down the Farmington Branch. The roundhouse, once shared with the Rio Grande Southern would burn down som... (more)
Durango & Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad's "San Juan Express" arrived in Durango behind 2-8-2 #476, a former D&RGW K-28 class engine, on August 16, 1987.
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 2-8-2 481 crosses Highway 550 as it brings a southbound train into Durango, CO, from Silverton on August 16, 1987.
The Silverton, on its way to its namesake town with #478 on the head end, is passing thru Hermosa in July of 1995. #478 was the first D&RGW steam locomotive I had ever seen under stream thirty yea... (more)