The last leaves of autumn still cling to the trees in the Animas River Valley long after the aspen are bare up at the higher elevations around Silverton.
An early autumn snow coats the ground as one of the Durango & Silverton's last trains of the season hugs the banks of the Animas River on its final approach to Silverton.
D&SNG No. 480 crosses the Animas River on a 242-foot timber trestle dating from 1910-1920. In 2021-2022 this bridge, which has given over 100 years of service, will be replaced with a new one at ... (more)
My favorite K-36 on the D&SNG, No. 481, is upgrade at Hermosa with a nine-car train headed to Silverton. This locomotive has been operating on the D&SNG since 1981 and was the first K-36 reach Si... (more)