A rainbow briefly forms high above the Animas River and canyon floor shortly after Durango & Silverton 480 performs a blowdown on The Highline.

With the rubber rabbitbrush in full bloom, Durango & Silverton K-28 #476 leads the 3rd. train of the day north out of Durango.

Durango & Silverton 493 is lead onto the Durango Turntable by a nighttime roundhouse crew member on a cool spring night.

Durango & Silverton 493 rests on the Durango Turntable late at night before its trip to Silverton the following morning.

East Broad Top 16 pulls into the station with its passenger train before the first trip of the day.

Durango & Silverton 476 hustles past Cataract Falls as it starts the return trip back to Durango.

Durango & Silverton 480 works hard through the Rockwood Cut on a sunny May day.

With a light drizzle falling and the snow actively melting, the margins of pulling this shot off were extremely slim, but lasted just long enough for success. With a fully loaded 15 car (16 if you... (more)

Durango & Silverton 473 and 480 race past the reflecting pond at Trimble on a sunny May morning.

Durango & Silverton 473 and 480 hustle through the Animas River Valley at Home Ranch on a sunny spring morning.

The Midnight Oil

It's a relatively balmy February in the southern Rockies as the D&SNG's Scott Kennedy oils around K-36 #482 on the Durango Platform. As part of the Durango an... (more)

Durango & Silverton 480 leads its mixed train around a sharp curve through one of the rock cuts near Rockwood.

East Broad Top 16 arrives in Rockhill with the final train of the day on a cloudless October day.

The daily eastbound is struggling up to the road crossing in what appears to be the mullein capital of the world. (You may have to look it up, I had to.) That's a big bird.

The eastbound train is waiting for the westbound to appear in what to me is a quintessential western scene.