How high? 238 feet to be exact. That's how high above the Animas River train 261 finds itself with the last coal burner, 481, taking point.

Locomotives galore gather around the turntable of the Durango roundhouse. The last coal burner, 481, simmers outside next to a 70s deco 476. 482 and 480 flank both sides of the frame as they under... (more)

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)

Durango bound on the narrow gauge at Cascade Canyon Colorado.

"The Fireman"

"The Last One (?)

Durango and Silverton's lone remaining operable coal burner takes on some more of the fuel on what quickly became a frigid February night. As of 2022, t... (more)

"And There Goes The Last DJ..."

On a somewhat warm day in late February 2022, Durango and Silverton 481 heads north along "Cement Wall". As of 2022, this locomotive is the onl... (more)

The magic of Christmas is still in the air as 481 (still in its Polar Express lettering) leads a Durango & Silverton doubleheader into Rockwood on a snowy late December morning.

Fresh snow falls near the Hermosa tank as 481 begins the climb to Rockwood with the Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express.

The red rocks of the Animas Valley offer a stark contrast to the blue skies and white snow as #481 hauls the Cascade Canyon Express back to Durango.

My favorite K-36 on the D&SNG, No. 481, is upgrade at Hermosa with a nine-car train headed to Silverton. This locomotive has been operating on the D&SNG since 1981 and was the first K-36 reach Si... (more)

Snow covered tree branches in the Animas Canyon frame the Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express as it crosses the high bridge on its way back to Durango.

Durango & Silverton K-36 No. 481 passes the Yard-Limit sign at the southern end of Rockwood as it returns to Durango from Silverton. This is the first of two daily trains, departing 45-minutes pri... (more)

As the storm clouds move in, the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge #81 (2-8-2) catches a burst of sun while waiting in Silverton, Colorado for passengers to load up.

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s first Silverton train of the day (No. 461) works upgrade along the Animas River west (north) of milepost 478 at Cascade, Colorado, on September 1, 200... (more)