Rio Grande #483 has just left Durango and is heading down the branch to Farmington, New Mexico, with loads of drilling mud and pipe. In a little over a year the branch will be abandoned and remove... (more)

The temps are way below freezing during the night, steam engines tend to drip, ice forms, and the result by early morning is an engine solidly frozen to the rails. So the hostler burns some oil s... (more)

While clearing snow and ice on April 25, 1999 for the spring opening of the railroad, C&TS 484 (lettered DRGW for photo charters) hit ice in the flangeways and derailed just west of Los Pinos tank... (more)

Engineer Jeff Ellingson in K-28 #478 waits for the order to move his train.

The beautifully restored 2-8-0 #315 looks almost toy like as it heads around the curve of the high line while it makes its way South to Durango on what is its first revenue run.

In October 1992 John Craft ran a series of charters on the C&TS. During the week, while all the engines were hot, CMO John Bush had the brainstorm of lining all the engines up in numerical order ... (more)

D&RGW #315 poses on the turntable in its home yard of Durango for the first time in 58 years thanks to the efforts of the DRHS. It was an honor to light this scene.

Even with a helper on the rear, #498 was struggling with what would turn out to be the last Eastbound revenue freight to run from Chama to Alamosa. This day would also prove to be the last day #49... (more)

First time in Steam in 57 Years...only to be dampend by a plugged injector... but here she is in steam with comrades from long ago...

First time in Steam in 57 Years...only to be dampend by a plugged injector...at least we saw her move!

The crew of a Chama to Durango train gets ready for departure. This is the next to last year of operation of the narrow gauge by the DRGW.

Cumbres and Toltec #484 travels past the coaling tower.