D&SNG 478 Heading for home, seen here at Rockwood.

D&S 486 just picked up passengers in Rockwood and is accelerating through the cut.

Climbing the grade bound for Silverton.

Climbing the grade bound for Sliverton.

Durango and Silverton #481 travels slowly through the rock cut as the conductor stands by.

478 percolates gently in the late afternoon sun at Rockwood with a wintertime photo charter.

A well-timed blowdown was the climax to a perfect day on the narrow gauge.

This train is headed for Durango in the last light of the day.

Coming out of the cut from the high line, late in the day.

A scene reminiscent of perhaps 50 years earlier, taken in the middle of the day.

After one "normal" runby, the crew of the Photo special, showed off by exceding the speed limit (just a little) and blowing off the boiler, giving off a man made rainbow. Railroad: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Rockwood, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: 478
Train ID: Extra 472 West
Photo Date: September 25, 2005