SP 18 rounds the curve at Goblin Fire as low clouds swallow the towering peaks of the San Juans behind it.
The autumn leaves were in their glory as SP 18 led a fall photographer's special on the Durango & Silverton.
SP 18 south with the burn scar from the Goblin Fire along with Pigeon & Turret Peak in the backdrop
Southern Pacific 18 crosses the Animas River at Timber Bridge
Former Rio Grande K-36 Mikado No. 482 is getting an overhaul at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s roundhouse and shop at Durango, Colorado, on August 30, 2021. In the stall next to... (more)
SP 18 heads south past the "New" Twin Bridge in the rain
Southern Pacific 18, loaned out to Durango & Silverton this summer, pulls away from the Silverton depot in an impressive cloud of steam and smoke.
Doubleheading on the highline, just north of Rockwood
Digging in for the climb. Having just crossed US Highway 550 in Hermosa, Colorado, the Durango & Silverton's Train 463 begins its climb up Hermosa Hill at roughly MP 462.7, headed for Rockw... (more)
Night shoot on the Trains Magazine Extra 493 with SP 18 charter
Leased from the Eastern California Museum and used as a helper engine on double-headed trains, SP 18 returns light to Durango near Cascade Canyon.
Southern Pacific 18 runs light as it heads to Hermosa siding to be added onto the doubleheader
SP 18 and K-37 #493 doublehead on the daily steam train to Silverton
SP 18 leads the doubleheader with 493 to Silverton. The train is just about to pass the mini highline before arriving in Rockwood
SP 18 leads a doubleheader with 493 as it snakes along the Animas River on its final approach to Silverton.