This picture was taken in Durango in September 2018. Definitely looks like a post card picture. I think the colors and sky stand out. The Locomotive looks powerful. Canon 5D Mark IV, 35mm, EF16-35 f4 IS USM, f8, 1/320, ISO 1250.

This is the front of a California Western Skunk locomotive. Many years ago, we took a family vacation up to Fort Bragg, California and discovered the Skunk RR. We’ve been there several times since. Always a good time in Northern California.

The train ride from Durango to Silverton is along the Animas River. The scenery is some of the most beautiful in the world. The small train moving slowly along the river, then on the mountain side and on the cliff edge over the river is scary and exciting, even exhilarating. It is an amazingly beautiful train ride.

Nikon D200, 20-200mm, 105mm, f/6.3, 1/160, iso100

The Durango and Silverton is among the most beautiful steam train rides in the world. The steam, the smell, the majesty of the engine make the ride something special. We’ve ridden the Durango trains several times, and they never lose their thrill. The first few times we stayed there we stayed right over the yard. The small of coal fired steam engines is so cool.

Someday I may have to change the name of this photo. I’m pretty sure this train is following Pudding Creek to Willits, California. This a beautiful, green, wooded and forest filled ride through the mountains in Northern California.

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