A dusting of snow still coats the mountainsides and riverbanks leading into Silverton from a late autumn storm as 480 leads one of the final trains of the season into Silverton.
An early autumn snow coats the ground as one of the Durango & Silverton's last trains of the season hugs the banks of the Animas River on its final approach to Silverton.
D&SNG No. 480 crosses the Animas River on a 242-foot timber trestle dating from 1910-1920. In 2021-2022 this bridge, which has given over 100 years of service, will be replaced with a new one at ... (more)