SLO Railfanning

08/23/2026

Rio Grande 476 steaming out of Silverton with a freight train.

08/23/2026

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 crossing the American River Bridge in Sacramento, California.

08/22/2026

In early 2026, steam locomotive Rio Grande Southern 20, built in 1899 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works, made a special visit to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to run several special passenger excursions. This video documents four days' worth of footage of RGS 20 running from Durango up the Animas River Canyon in the snow.

Click the link or image below to watch the video from this run.

The Schenectady Locomotive Works built Rio Grande Southern 20 in Ap...

08/21/2026

Rio Grande Southern 20 working a flanger extra south through the snowstorm.

08/20/2026

Denver & Rio Grande 425 working east across the Cascade Trestle on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.

08/18/2026

Cumbres & Toltec 488 running westbound through spring snow flurries near Osier, Colorado.

08/16/2026

Durango & Silverton 473 working upgrade on the final stretch into Silverton, Colorado.

08/15/2026

Durango & Silverton 493 working upgrade through the forest at Needleton with a mixed freight.

08/14/2026

Durango & Silverton 480 working south through Needleton siding with a mixed freight consist.

08/13/2026

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 working up the 1% grade of Sand Pass on the Coast-to-Coast Tour in April 2026.