A Durango and Silverton mixed freight treads slowly along the steep cliffs high above the Animas River east (south) near Rockwood, Colorado, on August 24, 2005. Outside-frame Mikato 2-8-2 No. 473 ... (more)

A Durango and Silverton mixed freight photo extra crawls along the steep ledge of the High Line, high above the Animas River north (railroad west) of Rockwood, Colorado, on August 24, 2005. Poweri... (more)

473 climbs the grade out of Hermosa.

A Durango and Silverton photo extra approaches Rockwood, Colorado on the morning of August 24, 2005. This mixed freight pulled by K-28 No. 473 was operated during the railroad’s Railfest activit... (more)

During D&SNG's Railfest, a mixed freight leaves Silverton, Colorado, on the morning of August 24, 2010.

Steamscape: Whitehead Gulch. An Alco K-28 "Sports Model" takes the curve at Whitehead Gulch as she hauls one of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's annual Fall Photo Specials no... (more)

The boss is in. A D&S K-28 Locomotive pulls a short varnish train off the loop track and into the Durango Depot area to kick off the 2010 Railfest "Parade of Trains". On board their priva... (more)

Going green. Well known for their highly-publicized efforts to reduce coal smoke emissions in downtown Durango, the D&S recently decided to "go green" in a different way with one of their l... (more)

Carrying the torch for the Rio Grande. Several generations of narrow gauge railroaders pose with two generations of D&RGW Locomotives at Silverton, Colorado in evening light. The railroad... (more)

The D&S Valentine's Special was run the day before Valentine's Day since the Winter Photographers Special was scheduled for Sunday. Judging from the number of red cars, the proportion of passenge... (more)

The D&S Winter Photographers Special backed into the canyon from Rockwood in order to provide new photo opportunities such as this southbound shot at High Bridge in morning light. This year's vers... (more)

With the alpine sunrise in Hermosa, Colorado less than 15 minutes old, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's annual Fall Photo Special highballs north toward Silverton. Leading the cha... (more)

The sun has been up for less than an hour and the residents around Shalona Lake are getting an early wake-up call this Sunday morning. The Durango & Silverton's annual fall Photo Special, has ju... (more)

It's 8:30 AM and the Durango & Silverton's Sunday Photo Special is running out ahead of the regular trains today. In this scene, Locomotive #473, an Alco K-28, brings the mixed photo consist aroun... (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)