First time in Steam in 57 Years...only to be dampend by a plugged injector...at least we saw her move!

D&RGW 2-8-2 Steams out of Durango over one of the many level crossings in Durango as it heads the 07:30 to Silverton.

Rider's enjoy the view out of the Durango and Silverton's recreation of the famous Silver Vista

Durango and Silverton #480 travels along the high line..

Durango and Silverton 3480 travels along the high line..

Rio Grande K-37 #498 is climbing out of Durango toward Bayfield with what would prove to be the last Eastbound revenue freight.

Early spring sunshine on a photo freight. Is it 1937 or 2007?

The Silverton, in 1967, departing Durango which was still connected by rail to the rest of the country. The Rio Grande was the last class 1 railroad with regularly scheduled steam powered passenge... (more)

Working East out of Durango, #492 (K-37) and #484 (K36) are passing thru Bayfield. The crew has found #492 does not have enough sand and the fireman is on top of the boiler pushing what little he ... (more)

The 473 switches an inbound train at the east end of the Durango yard. The boxcars were probably empties that would be spotted at the lumber mill for loading. Note the 473 is equipped with footb... (more)

Simmering outside the Rio Grande's Durango roundhouse, K-36 #483 is ready to take a freight down the Farmington Branch. The roundhouse, once shared with the Rio Grande Southern would burn down som... (more)

Durango & Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad's "San Juan Express" arrived in Durango behind 2-8-2 #476, a former D&RGW K-28 class engine, on August 16, 1987.

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 2-8-2 481 crosses Highway 550 as it brings a southbound train into Durango, CO, from Silverton on August 16, 1987.

The Silverton, on its way to its namesake town with #478 on the head end, is passing thru Hermosa in July of 1995. #478 was the first D&RGW steam locomotive I had ever seen under stream thirty yea... (more)

The thaw is on - spring isn't far away. Photo charter on the D&S.