On August 13, 2015, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ran a double header to Silverton, Colorado, pulled by road engine K-36 No. 486 and helper K-28 No. 473. After arriving at Silverton an... (more)
Denver & Rio Grande Western #473, a K-28 Mikado built in 1923 makes a stunning sight as she steams across the Animas River with a mixed train. Autumn has just started to turn into winter in Silver... (more)
On a cold fall morning, well before the sun has found the valley floor, the 473 sits outside the former DRGW station in Silverton. In an hour or so it would head a chartered mixed train back to D... (more)