New Kid in Town

One of these is not like the others. Durango and Silverton DL535 No. 107 sits on a ready track at the Durango Roundhouse on a strangely quiet late summer after... (more)

Mask Up! The COVID-19 pandemic means enhanced sanitation measures onboard every run of the Durango & Silverton, which features mostly-open air cars capped at 50% capacity and a mask requirement fo... (more)

The Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express snakes along the High Line hundreds of feet above the Animas River on its way back to the railroad's temporary home base in Rockwood.

The Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express emerges from the Rockwood cut on a cold September morning that found rain and snow mixing in the San Juan mountains.

Eureka after hours. With their locomotive steamed up and ready for the excursions in the days to follow, the crew of Eureka & Palisade #4 "Eureka" puts together the passenger cons... (more)

D&SNG K36 #482 is about 6 miles from its destination of Durango, passing the Home Ranch Siding, MP 457.25, at Durango, CO 9/24/18.

D&SNG K36 #482, #486 and K28 #476 pose at the Durango roundhouse 9/22/18. From the night photo session of the 2018 Fall Photographer's Weekend

D&SNG K28 #476, a 1923 Alco, goes for a spin on the Durango turntable 9/22/18. From the Durango and Silverton 2018 Fall Photographer's Special night photo session.

D&SNG K36 #486 and 482 put up for the night at the Durango roundhouse 9/22/18. From the Durango and Silverton 2018 Fall Photographer's Special night photo session.

D&SNG K36 #486 pauses at the Durango roundhouse 9/22/18. From the Durango and Silverton 2018 Fall Photographer's Special night photo session.

D&SNG K36 #482, a 1925 Baldwin, leads its train out of Durango, CO, passing Trimble 10/6/16.

Knives Out

With the blades of the flanger deployed, Work Extra 476 becomes a knife to the fresh powder on this icy February morning. Earlier that morning, before the sun was e... (more)

The 2019 Winter Photography Special found me face to face with a neat little narrow gauge ten wheeler. In-between runby's we were allowed to cross the tracks for a different angle. Using my teleph... (more)

We had great snow for the 2005 Durango & Silverton Winter Photographer's special. Almost too much in places. Fortunately the D&S crews have done a great job packing snow down at runby locations ... (more)

Basking in the spotlight at the Durango and Silverton’s Annual Photographers Special, K-37 493 makes her public debut as a D&SNG Locomotive.

This is the locomotive’s first weekend ... (more)