As our bus pulled up, I was very excited to see that Ed Ellis and the fine folks at the SLRG had decided to hold off on the FP10 until Fort Garland, and let our RPCA Special get pulled by the form... (more)

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.

SLRG No 18 steams into the sunrise just east of Alamosa with the photographers special.

Southbound from Silverton in the late afternoon. The combination of hazy sunshine and the reflection of light off the mineral stained rocks below the bridge produced an interesting lighting effec... (more)

A passenger train negotiates the Tanglefoot curves after making a stop at Cumbres. It's all down hill from here with a stop at Osier for lunch. This is a very scenic 64 mile line that offers many ... (more)

Long out-of-service 2-8-2 483 works a C&TS train westbound on the east approach to Cumbres Pass in better days. These were the early days of the C&TS before passenger cars replaced the converted ... (more)

Homeward Bound. An afternoon train from Silverton comes off the Animas River Bridge on the outskirts of Durango and will shortly be arriving back at Durango Station. On point today is #482... (more)

Steamscape - Apache Canyon. There are steam tourist trains scattered around the continental US, but nowhere can you photograph them with prettier scenery than in Colorado. The 64 mile lon... (more)

No smoke, coasting down hill to Charma in the afternoon.

A photographers special chase train for the 315 climbs towards Cumbres through the Los Pinos Valley. The train just traversed a horseshoe curve and the track on the other side can be seen in the d... (more)

The right-of-way of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad follows the Animas River, crossing it several times during the course of the journey. The bridges range from old iron trusses to... (more)

"Here comes The Silverton up from Durango, here comes The Silverton shoveling coal!" I wonder how many RP'ers can remember the 1970s song by Bill Fries (alias C.W. McCall), which was my pe... (more)

A regular passenger train passes Los Pinos on its way to Cumbres and then on to Chama.