With the first snow of Autumn on the mountains, D&SNG Baldwin K-36 No. 486 exits the gorge into the Animas Valley and Silverton.

As luck would have it, I happened to drop in to Silverton for a quick afternoon pit stop when I heard a steam whistle much later in the afternoon than usual. Upon further inspection, it was the D&... (more)

Casey Jones
Unique “Casey Jones” railbus poses at Silverton, Colorado, on August 24, 2006. The contraption was designed and built by Clyde Jones and was owned by Sunnyside Mill and M... (more)

At Silverton, the engineer lubricates and inspects the valve gear before the train departs again for Durango.

Standing guard in the Silverton Yard. Looking a bit forlorn, and certainly a bit worse for wear, Denver & Rio Grande Western K-37 #493 stands guard over the small railroad yard on the east ... (more)

Now arriving from Durango....The Sil-ver-ton! It's just past noon and Train 462, the second of two daily departures from Durango is passing the 1882-vintage D&RGW depot in Silverton, Colora... (more)

Former D&RGW K36 #482 in Silverton.

480 ist leaving Silverton.

A Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge train crosses the Animas River just south (east) of Silverton, Colorado, on August 24, 2003. Mikado No. 473 is repainted “Grande Gold” in historic and colo... (more)

A daily passenger service on the D&SNGRR departs Silverton for the return trip to Durango.

Early afternoon in the Rockies finds a Westbound (Northbound) Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train crossing the Animas River just south of its final destination of Silverton.

K36 #481 in Silverton

DSNG #7, "Big Al," a narrow-gauge GE shorty, relaxes on a Wednesday afternoon in the on/off rain. Long-ago closed mines on the hills behind watch over this town.