A Wrinkle In Time. Built in 1875, The "Eureka" a wood burning 4-4-0 from Nevada's long gone Eureka and Palisade Railroad meets her 50 year younger, but larger coal burning sister, a D... (more)

Service Stop. On a cool, crisp August afternoon, Eureka and Palisade #4, the "Eureka" has pulled to the Needleton Tank on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Volunteer A... (more)

In The Hall Of The Mountain Kings. Eureka and Palisade #4, "The Eureka" glides northward over the Animas River though Elk Park. Usually, this valley is dominated by the Eureka's younge... (more)

Eureka and Palisade 4-4-0 No. 4 crawls along the High Line as it leaves Animas River Canyon into Rockwood, Colorado, on the afternoon of August 22, 2003.

One last time infront of the Silverton Depot, Eureka and Palisade #4 prepares to head for Durango.

Eureka and Palisades #4 crosses the Animas River on its Northbound journey on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.

Eureka and Palisades No. 4 heads south out of Silverton, Colorado, on the bright morning of August 24, 2010. Instead of the colorful yellow coach and caboose that No. 4 usually pulls, two D&SNG co... (more)

As part of the D&SNG "Railfest" activities, Eureka & Palisade 4, 4-4-0 (BLW 3763 / 1875), a wood-burner, simmers at the D&SNG Silverton, Colorado depot as Rio Grande Southern 5, a "Galloping Goose... (more)

The crew of Eureka & Palisade 4 fires the locomotive as it proceeds northbound, along the Animas River, south of Silverton, Colorado.

The Fraternal Order of Wood Lobbers. That's the unofficial moniker that one crewman used to describe the team that runs Eureka & Palisade #4. Here, the F.O.W.L. can be seen doing their thi... (more)

Thanks for the memories!. With the conclusion of the 2012 Railfest Event in Durango today, we may well have seen the final revenue run of the iconic Eureka & Palisade #4; the last wood-burn... (more)

Eureka on the High Bridge. A late August afternoon finds the 1875-vintage Eureka & Palisade Number 4 hauling a passenger extra across the famous High Bridge above the Animas River at Tacoma... (more)

Silverton Departure. Conductor George Swift is silhouetted against a cloud of steam as he watches his Durango-bound passenger extra switch onto the main line at Silverton Depot. The power... (more)

Proud Nevada Native. She may have been "born" in Pennsylvania, and she might be visiting Colorado, but whenever she travels, her owner leaves no doubt as to where home is. Whenever Eureka ... (more)

Eureka shines in the Blue Hour. The beautifully ornate Eureka & Palisade #4 shows off her colors at the Silverton, Colorado depot as the blue hour comes to a close. Locomotive courtesy of... (more)