Doubleheaded train 463 crosses over US 550 and begins its assault on Hermosa Hill, with both firemen getting in position to sand the flues of the locomotives for the first time of the day.
Train 463 to Silverton is 10 miles into their 45-mile journey to Silverton as they pass the decommissioned wooden DRGW water tank at Hermosa. It was general practice to space these tanks every 10 ... (more)
Riding in the cupola of the 0540 caboose as the first mixed train with a mid train helper to traverse the Silverton Branch since 1958 meet the sight of Pigeon and Turret Peaks on their way northbo... (more)
Peak autumn colors have hit the San Juans as Durango & Silverton #476 steams through Elk Park in Rio Grande lettering for the K-28s' 100th anniversary.
Just a few days after its 100th birthday, Durango & Silverton #473 heads for Silverton along the world famous Highline painted up in its original Rio Grande lettering.