The Rio Grande's regular passenger train to Silverton has just crossed the Tefft Bridge and is now hugging the north back of the Animas River on this crystal clear fall day.

Going green. Well known for their highly-publicized efforts to reduce coal smoke emissions in downtown Durango, the D&S recently decided to "go green" in a different way with one of their l... (more)

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The most photogenic spot on the very photogenic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has to be the place you see here. Just before the northbound trains reach Rockwood, they climb th... (more)

Carrying the torch for the Rio Grande. Several generations of narrow gauge railroaders pose with two generations of D&RGW Locomotives at Silverton, Colorado in evening light. The railroad... (more)

The Durango and Silverton Railroad.

Durango and Silverton, ex Rio Grande, #482 crosses over the high bridge en-route back to Durango, CO.

What was supposed to be a routine maintenance check turned into a 5 hour long repair of a drive wheel spring holder.

The Durango & Silverton steam train is entering in the town of Silverton, CO. Vantage point is a lookout off the highway.

The 2:45 southbound train to Durango performs a boiler blowdown while crossing the Animas River shortly after leaving Silverton.

The first passenger train of the morning passes the Hermosa Glider Port on a beautiful morning.

At 4:00am, crew members at the Durango and Silverton take a few minute break before going outside to ready the locomotives for the day's run to Silverton. In just a few minutes time, these same cr... (more)

At 4:30am, crew members at the Durango and Silverton begin their daily chores of servicing and preparing their locomotives for their daily run to Silverton. Seen here, a crew member walks through... (more)