Late 2006 - 2009 N.G. R.R. and Animals

Late 2006 - 2009 N.G. R.R. and Animals

These photo's were taken near Grand Junction, Colorado and around the Grand Valley which includes the areas of Grand Mesa, and Silverton, Colorado They are of Buffalo who lived in Clifton,Colorado and other wildlife in other areas. There are 43+ photo's of the Narrow gauge RR Steam train there. They were taken 4th of July 2008.

Dec 2006 - January 2009Showing 1-40 of 744658 visitsAlbum by Ron CarrickPhotos by Ron Carrick

IMG 2925 copy Steam engine 480 of the Durango - Silverton narrow gauge railroad as it waits for engine 473 to back up, hook up, and pull the cars around 40 miles to Durango. (Narrow guage RR tracks are 36 inches apart compared to 4FT. 8 1/2 inches for standard guage.) Narrow guage rails make it earier to go around tight corners in the mountains.	IMG 2926.2 copy The following photo's were shot using the XT1	IMG 2927 copy The conductor talks to the engineer..	IMG 2928.2 copy More conversation as I move around for a different shot......
IMG 2929.2 copy Lots to say....?	IMG 2930 copy Beautiful back ground too.....	IMG 2932.2 copy The conductor is gone..	IMG 2934.2 copy There he is again......
IMG 2936.2 copy 473 arrives along side 480	IMG 2938 copy Time to go......	IMG 2939 copy Waiting for who knows what......	IMG 2940 copy The conductor gets ready to climb up on the coal tender for the ride back to the rest of the RR cars
IMG 2941 He is on board.......	IMG 2942 copy Engine 473 backs up as 480 stands by	IMG 2943 copy There he goes.....	IMG 9436 copy Old 480 stands by... These photo's were taken using the 5D
IMG 9438 copy A fill shot of the engine and coal car......	IMG 9439 copy Engine alone.....	IMG 9443 copy Of the two engines this was the bigger one, so it seemed to me...	IMG 9447 copy Close up look....
IMG 9453 copy The two of them....	IMG 9454 copy They sat there for 10+ minutes......	IMG 9455 copy RR tracks in Silverton from above at an over look off the highway to Durango. You can see 473 is hooked to up the cars and pulling away with passenger and freight cars.	IMG 9457 copy 473 is pulling away and leaving 480 behind in Silverton
IMG 9459 copy They are leaving town......	IMG 9460 copy We will watch them as they leave and get photo's of their departure...	IMG 9462 copy Further down the tracks....	IMG 9463 copy Getting close to a bridge......
IMG 9464 copy Almost to the bridge.....	IMG 9465 copy The engine is on the bridge....	IMG 9466 copy over it.......	IMG 9467 copy Headed on down the track.......
IMG 9470 copy The river is next to the track....	IMG 9472 copy They are on their way back to Durango... This is a full train shot...	IMG 9474 copy There's more of the river here......	IMG 9475 copy Up close.......
IMG 9479 copy He's going by where we are.....	IMG 9481 copy Crossing the river again......	IMG 9482 copy Engine is almost over the bridge....	IMG 9483 copy Headed down the canyon.....I think...