Under the watchful eye of the train crew, Section 463 clings to the side of the mountain as it weaves its way along the famous High Line of the D&RGW Silverton Branch. A section to 463 was run to ... (more)

Up from the canyon.... A little over a mile and a half from the end of track in Silverton, CO, D&RGW K-37 #493 emerges from the Animas Canyon, crossing the river of the same name for the fi... (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)

On the High Bridge: Milepost 471.23. Here's a wide-angle view of the big K-37 #493 as she rumbles across the High Bridge over the Animas River (MP 471.23) with her Silverton mixed consist, ... (more)

Second Animas Crossing: The High Bridge. Here's a downstream view of the former D&RGW K-37 Locomotive #493, as she crosses the High Bridge at Tacoma (MP 471.23) northbound, with a Silverton... (more)

Stepping out on the High Line. Baldwin K-37 Locomotive #493 emerges from the rock cut at Milepost 469.4, beginning her trek across the famous High Line Horseshoe Curve, high above the Anima... (more)

K-28 Class 473 runs light engine through the canyon back to Durango, seen here passing the waterfall and water spout at Tank Creek.

DRGW 425 rounds the curve at Lava Tank at dawn

Denver & Rio Grande Western #491 (2-8-2) runs past the Colorado Railroad Museum's vintage rolling stock as it gives passengers a ride around the grounds.

The Curve At Sunrise

Switching in the Storm Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 20 is switching out its train at Antonito after a day out on the line with a TRAINS Magazine photo charter.

Aspens Are Changing

Heading for Dallas Divide Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 20 and 2-8-2 455 recreate an RGS train of the early 1940s during TRAINS Magazine's "Sunset on the Rio Grande Southern" photo ch... (more)

Under a high country cobalt blue sky, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Rotary OY and outfit train work upgrade out of Dalton, New Mexico, on February 29, 2020.