East Broad Top 16 leads its passenger train out of the woods as it starts the return trip back to Rockhill.

Twilight of The Coal Burner

After 143 years of near continuous use of coal-burning power on the Silverton Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, the last coal burner pose... (more)

The last coal burner, #481, pushes north of Cascade Canyon across Tefft Bridge on a D&S winter photography excursion.

Southern Railway 2-8-2 #4501 brings the last TVRM Summerville Special of 2023 north during a photo run-by at Rock Spring, GA. My dad and I spent most of our time riding in the vestibule that day e... (more)

On the last day of the regular tourist season, Mikado #482 leads her train along the Animas River on a glorious but quite cold fall day in the San Juan mountains. Mt. Garfield practically glows wi... (more)

"Head 'em up, move 'em back!"

Fireman/Engineer for the trip, Jon Walden, sits in the fireman's window of Durango and Silverton 481 on her final photographer's train a... (more)

DSNGRR 476 waiting for it's passenger to return.

There Goes The Last DJ...

The last hurrah for coal burning on the Durango and Silverton as K-36, #481 takes charge of the 2024 Winter Photographer's Train for what will be the ... (more)

After a full day of photo opps in the beautiful Animas Canyon, 481 offers up a gorgeous rainbow blowdown as a grand finale for the Durango & Silverton's winter photo special (481's last as a coal ... (more)

East Broad Top 16 rolls across the Long Fill on a hot and sunny August afternoon.

East Broad Top 16 back in revenue service as the return of the East Broad Top Railroad has been a giant success.

Polson Logging #70 pulls it's train over the bridge over the Nisqually River on the former Milwaukee Road branch line heading towards Mineral.

"Rocky Mountain High": D&RGW #473 and #476 thunder north to Silverton, CO at Whitehead Gulch on October 16, 2023. This event was the first mid-train helper on the Silverton Branch since ... (more)

141F 2346 climbing Pajares pass

Extra 473 North takes to the siding to meet southbound timetable train 464 amid the glowing aspens. We are traveling northbound to Silverton with a mixed train with a mid-train helper (K-28 476) f... (more)