At a stately 5 mph, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's Winter Train crawls along the rock ledge east of Rockwood, Colorado on its return from Cascade Canyon. If this rocky stretch of ... (more)

Horseshoe Curve

The Shelf Sporting a period correct D&RGW logo and Pullman Green passenger consist, #478 pulls the Willow Creek Productions charter through the High Line toward Rockwood.

Well done, gentlemen! No series of photos covering the 2011 Willow Creek Production Charter at the DSNG would be complete without a shot of the folks who made it all happen. When the fina... (more)

A fitting finale. As the 2011 Willow Creek Productions Charter drew to a close, the D&RGW Mixed Train was brought to the most well-known spot on the line....the High Line Horseshoe at Rockw... (more)

Turning the power. After arriving at Rockwood Station with the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's annual Winter Photo Train, K-28 #478 takes the wye to begin a turning operation th... (more)

Struttin' her stuff. Newly overhauled K-28 #478 performs for the cameras on the rock ledge above Shalona Lake with Senior Engineer Bill Colley on the throttle. One of only two K-28s that s... (more)

Northbound to Silverton. One of the D&RGW's three surviving "Sport Models" (K-28s) enters the Animas River Canyon via the Rockwood High Line with a 1930s-era passenger train bound for Silve... (more)

Winter in the Rockies. The Durango & Silverton's annual Winter Photo Train transits the ledge above Elbert Creek with the frozen Shalona Lake and the foothills of the San Juan Mountains as ... (more)

Rim Ridin'. A Denver & Rio Grande Western Mixed Train tip-toes along the rock ledge above the Rio de las Animas as she heads south toward Rockwood Station. Although the famous horseshoe cu... (more)

Pot of gold: #478 hauling a freight train blows down her boiler at the legendary spot on the former D&RGW Narrow Gauge. The rainbow only lasted a few seconds, and was luckily captured that happen... (more)

Running the High Line. The Durango & Silverton's Locomotive 486 eases Train 462 around the famous horseshoe curve known as The High Line. Built in 1881, this most spectacular stretch of t... (more)

Freight Extra 315 North. Having just completed the 30 minute climb up the 2.5% grade from Hermosa, the crew of D&RGW 315 can relax just a bit as they tip-toe their short freight along the l... (more)

With the rapids of the Animas River far below, Durango & Silverton K-36 481 leads the second Silverton-bound train of the day along the precarious perch of the High Line, just north of Rockwood. T... (more)

After an early morning departure from Durango, the sun has finally cleared the mountains as the Rio Grande K-28 digs in for the climb into the Animas River canyon and on toward Silverton.