Through the Rockies, not around them. So proclaimed the motto of the Denver & Rio Grande, later known as the Denver & Rio Grande Western. In order to accomplish that goal, the D&RGW laid ... (more)

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

Taking it slow.... D&RGW Locomotive #478 slowly eases a late afternoon Silverton Mixed around the horseshoe curve, on the High Line in Rockwood, CO. Her engineer has her doing about 5 mph... (more)

The Silverton. The throaty bark of a D&RGW K-28 Locomotive echos off the nearby hills as she struggles up the 2.5% grade between Hermosa and Rockwood, CO with an early morning Silverton Tra... (more)

On May 25, 1985, the Colorado Railroad Museum hosted a night photo session featuring D&RGW 2-8-0 346 and some of their narrow-gauge freight equipment.

RGS Motor (Goose) #1 sits quietly mid-week at its home in Ridgway.

In what almost looks like a scrapping operation, is really a Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad crew preparing a locomotive for an off-season overhaul. Machinists remove appliances and ot... (more)

Baldwin built DRGW #318 (2-8-0) holds the line as Galloping Goose #7 makes a run around the perimeter track at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Engineer Mike Spera oils around Rio Grande K-37 No. 491 at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on the night of November 21, 2014. This narrow gauge 2-8-2 has recently been restored to service a... (more)

Machinists remove appliances and other parts from Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge 2-8-2 K-36 No. 481 in front of the Durango roundhouse on a pleasant October 15, 2014. After a busy tourist seas... (more)

Rio Grande K-37 No. 491 pulls past Consolidation No. 40 at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on November 21, 2014. No. 491 is a narrow gauge 2-8-2 that was converted from a standard gauge 2-8... (more)

Engineer Mike Spera looks intently ahead as he eases Rio Grande K-37 No. 491 toward the turntable at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on November 21, 2014. This narrow gauge 2-8-2 has recent... (more)

"Through the weeds not around them". That was a parody of the DRGW's old advertising slogan, "through the Rockies not around them", dreamed up by DRGW engineer Andy Payne, probably while running ... (more)

Rio Grande 2-8-2 K-37 No. 491 takes a spin on the turntable during the blue hour on the evening of November 17, 2014, at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado. The big Mikado (for three... (more)

During the holiday season this year, Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado, is operating the popular “Polar Express.” Powering the special trains is Rio Grande 2-8-2 K-37 No. 491 that w... (more)