Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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There's no better time to photograph steam locomotives than during the winter season, where cold temperatures create great billowing of steam and dramatic effects.

Travel to Colorado and Utah to enjoy two steam railroads running freight specials during the winter months.

Enjoy watching Union Pacific #618 running on the Heber Valley Railroad in Utah, running alongside the frozen Deer Creek Reservoir with beautiful mountains in the background.

Then travel to Colorful Colorado and the famous Durango & Silverton where locomotive #473 treats us to two days of freight action alongside the lovely Animas River, with cold temperatures and snow on the ground.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
2:28 Heber Valley Day 1
24:26 Heber Valley Day 2
39:47 Durango & Silverton Day 1
1:07:34 Durango & Silverton Day 2