As the stars rise in the newfound darkness of yet another chilly night, the roundhouse crew of the Durango & Silverton create some warmth as they drop the ashes of the last coal-burning steam loco... (more)
D&S train 464 coast down the grade to Hermosa.
D&S train 462 departs Rockwood as it heads south (railroad timetable east) for Durango.
D&S train 261 traverses the High Line with John Hillier at the controls.
D&S 463 pulls up to the station stop at Rockwood.
After running engine lite to Hermosa, Southern Pacific T-44 18, the "Slim Princess," prepares to take on water while waiting for the arrival of train 463. The 18 was originally built... (more)
D&S 461 heads "west" on the old D&RGW timetable on the south side of Hermosa.
Durango & Silverton Class K-28 473 simmers away in the roundhouse, awaiting to be assigned to train 261 the next day.
D&S 107 pulls ahead to start switching out the next days 461, which it'll pull. One of the signs of the changing times on the D&S the last several years has been the introduction of road diesels-e... (more)
After descending to grades from Silverton, Engineer John Hillier on D&S train 464 can now hook it up upon arriving in Hermosa as they proceed at speed for Durango.
Durango & Silverton train 464 comes into Hermosa after descending the grade down from Rockwood.
Durango & Silverton train 464 pulls up to the station stop at Rockwood.
After loading coal and other servicing , K-36 No. 482 makes a move to the turntable before retiring for the night.
The steam is going to the side.
