Winston Link never went “Grande”

But, with Lighting by Lerro, you can imagine what he could have produced.

Durango and Silverton #473 hammers across the bridg... (more)

Livin' On The Edge

The cool, crisp air of the Animas Canyon is ruled by the sounds of the raging Rio de Las Animas. It rules the night air here, drowning out much of anything ... (more)

Afternoon light glows across the Animas River Valley as train 464 dashes through the fields en route to Durango.

On Memorial Day 2024, Fireman Duncan (left) gets handed off an American flag by Engineer Breeden (right) as their K-28 locomotives pass in Silverton.

Durango & Silverton 473 and 480 charge out of Durango with a long passenger train bound for Silverton.

Durango & Silverton 473 and 480 charge past Cataract Falls on a sunny May day.

Durango & Silverton 473 and 480 start the steep climb up Hermosa Hill on a sunny May morning.

Of all the natural beauty found in Colorado, Shalona Lake is not one of those... Natural that is. On their southbound run back to Durango, train 464 swoops above the privately owned and man-made l... (more)

Durango & Silverton 473 and 480 thunder past Shalona Lake on a doubleheaded passenger excursion to Silverton.

Extra 473 North takes to the siding to meet southbound timetable train 464 amid the glowing aspens. We are traveling northbound to Silverton with a mixed train with a mid-train helper (K-28 476) f... (more)

Curving up and around the privately owned and man-made Shalona Lake just south of Rockwood is train 463 with K-28 473 and K-37 493 leading the final push up to their station stop.

Doubleheaded train 463 crosses over US 550 and begins its assault on Hermosa Hill, with both firemen getting in position to sand the flues of the locomotives for the first time of the day.

Train 463 to Silverton is 10 miles into their 45-mile journey to Silverton as they pass the decommissioned wooden DRGW water tank at Hermosa. It was general practice to space these tanks every 10 ... (more)

Riding in the cupola of the 0540 caboose as the first mixed train with a mid train helper to traverse the Silverton Branch since 1958 meet the sight of Pigeon and Turret Peaks on their way northbo... (more)

Peak autumn colors have hit the San Juans as Durango & Silverton #476 steams through Elk Park in Rio Grande lettering for the K-28s' 100th anniversary.