How high? 238 feet to be exact. That's how high above the Animas River train 261 finds itself with the last coal burner, 481, taking point.

Durango & Silverton 482 passes Milepost 470, strutting along the rock shelf high above the Animas River.

High above the Animas River, Durango & Silverton 480 leads the Cascade Train southward through the most scenic place on the railroad, the world famous Highline.

Durango & Silverton 482 hauls the cascade train up towards Rockwood, passing by Shalona Lake.

Durango & Silverton 482 leads the Cascade Train around a tight curve on the world famous Highline.

Looking high above the famous High Line we see K-36 Class 480 on train 261 to Cascade Canyon.

Ex Philadelphia Bethlehem & new England SW1500 and former South Buffalo SW1200 pause prior to resume drilling.

I Took the Path Less Taken

I mean, there’s literally no trail, and it’s not easy to get here.

Silence Breaker

Silence...

The silence of the slow moving snow storm in Southwestern Colorado is broken by the crunching snow under my feet. But once paused, you r... (more)

The last passenger service on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie was a single weekday commuter train between Pittsburgh's P&LE Station and College station in Beaver Falls, PA, that lasted into the 1980s. ... (more)

Near the end of its life, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie's weekday commuter train to Beaver Falls, PA, behind GP7 1501 is just a couple minutes out of Pittsburgh's P&LE Station as it ducks under a hig... (more)

After 2 safety stops, the final double was being made on the last 261 Triplecrown Roadrailer train at Rutherford Yard. After the hitch was made, it was off to the rear for the brake test and some ... (more)

The last 261 Triplecrown roadrailer is finally built and the conductor and Road and Rail supervisor tend to the marker for the final brake test before departure. Power for the train was NS 6782-UP... (more)

The last inbound 261 Triplecrown Roadrailer train arrives at Rutherford Yard and is about to start its work. Rutherford saw its first Roadrailer train in 1993 and soon will be seeing no more as th... (more)