2 posts tagged “steam engines”
Here are yet more pictures from the train ride Mom and I took on the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. These are from the trip back from Cascade Village, and they were taken through the soot-covered window of a moving train, so forgive the quality.
Much of the line runs right along the side of a mountain, so those who are afraid of heights might not want to look down.
Another Oh-My-God-We're-Gonna-Die shot.
Probably my favorite scenary shot from the trip.
A view of the steam engine ahead of us on a left turn curve.
A couple of more straight down into the river shots.
A similar left-hand turn allowed me to take this shot of the steam engine ahead of us, but this time with quite the sunburst.
This shot wasn't an artifact of the light or anything. The white cloud to our left is steam from the engine, drifting away.
A rather pristine lake we passed.
And that's all! Sorry to take so long to get them all posted. Thank you for indulging me.
In conclusion, I'll say that it was a lot of fun! Strix and I will definitely have to do this together sometime, preferably in the summer when we can stay in the open observation car longer and take prettier pictures. I've heard that it's really nice to do when the leaves are changing, but that you have to book during those weeks well in advance.
Here are more pics from the train ride I took when Mom was here:
The footbridge at the Cascade Village stop.
Views of the river from the footbridge.
A detail shot of the floor of the footbridge. Not in the best of shape. Watch your step.
A couple more shots of the river. I like the giant treestump in the foreground of the one on the right.
A shot of the steam engine itself.
My favorite shot of the train.
Detail of the bell and whistle assembly.
The front of the train, with an unfortunate shadow from a tree falling right on the nose.
One of those little maintenance cars that run on the tracks, as seen on some side tracks we passed looping back around to head back to Durango.
Okay, I have probably one more batch after this one, but it's time for bed.
