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  • Steaming through the San Juans

    Steaming through the San Juans

    Engine 480 passes through the aspens in September

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  • Locomotive 480 coupled with the Rio Grande Coal tender

    Locomotive 480 coupled with the Rio Grande Coal tender

    The D&SNGR has been in continual operation since 1881.

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  • Blowing Steam

    Blowing Steam

    Engine 480 crosses the trestle in the early morning light

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  • Steaming through the Meadow

    Steaming through the Meadow

    Engine 480 is one of ten K-36 locomotives built in 1925. The 36 stands for 36,200 lbf of traction The company owns 4 K-36's, and all are operational!

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  • Along the Animas

    Along the Animas

    Durango & Silverton narrow gauge railroad pulling up the grade along the Animas River.

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  • Engine 486 passes Engine 480 idling on the siding

    Engine 486 passes Engine 480 idling on the siding

    This is a rarity on the line, since excursion trains don't normally cross paths. Engine 480 was transporting the annual autumn photography group of 70 individuals. The company allows the photographers to get off the train at certain locales, and photograph the train running through the autumn colors at full steam.

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  • Baldwin Locomotive Works

    Baldwin Locomotive Works

    Builders plate, The Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pa. USA, August 1925, #58587

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  • Filling the water tank

    Filling the water tank

    Taking on water for the steam engine

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  • Ready for the next run

    Ready for the next run

    Locomotive #486 frontal view with "cow catcher"

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  • Negotiating the Curve

    Negotiating the Curve

    The narrow gauge tracks are only 3 feet apart, and the Animas River is a t the bottom of a very steep drop off.

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  • Downgrade

    Downgrade

    After rounding the curve, 480 brakes on the downgrade

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