Durango & Silverton 480 leads its mixed train downgrade at Needleton on a cool May morning.

Dual DL535s walk their train through the MP 486 slide area that shutdown Silverton service for six days in June, and another day in July after sliding again. The chute is visible behind the locomo... (more)

Train 463 with locomotives 476 and 473 pauses for water at the new Needleton Tank. However, the old wooden tank is still standing and visible midway through the train.

Durango & Silverton 480 shoves its mixed train up the steep grade at Needleton Siding prior to a photo runby.

"Head 'em up, move 'em back!"

Fireman/Engineer for the trip, Jon Walden, sits in the fireman's window of Durango and Silverton 481 on her final photographer's train a... (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)

In a view cleared out by the 2012 "Goblin Fire", Extra 476 rolls by photographers at MP 480.5 with Pigeon and Turret Peaks standing 13,000 feet tall behind the train.

Take on some water at the Needleton Tank.The former D&RGW K-37 Locomotive #493 makes a big show of her southbound departure from the legacy Needleton Tank at Milepost 484.4. This is one of... (more)

A little early fall color at Needleton. When you mention fall color on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, everyone pictures golden groves of aspens on the hillsides. In this s... (more)

Milepost 480: Bubbling Rock. With the sun finally breaking through the early morning overcast, we catch a nicely lit view of the former D&RGW K-37 #493 charging north past Milepost 480 at a... (more)

DRGW 493 heads south past the old Needleton Tank

Spotty fall color at Needle Creek Canyon. Just after 1PM, DRGW K-28 #473 works southbound (railroad east) at Needle Creek Canyon (MP 482.90), with a Silverton Mixed bound for Durango, CO. ... (more)

MP 483 - Needle Creek Canyon. At around MP 483, our Silverton Mixed passes the confluence of Needle Creek and the Animas River. This location is a nice, open meadow and a great location to ... (more)

Heading south along the Animas River after departing Silverton, scenery blurs by seen from the open platform of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s business car B-2 “Cinco Animas” ne... (more)

Twin Bridges - MP 489.9. Our Silverton Mixed crosses the Animas yet again just about 5 miles north of Needleton Tank. This location is known as "Twin Bridges" because there are t... (more)