During the filming of the movie "Denver & Rio Grande," the 268 became a real hero to 115 tourists riding the regular Silverton train. The routine summer time tourist train, powered by K-28 number 473, was returning from Silverton on Wednesday, July 11 with cars of ore and several passenger cars including the Silver Vista observation car, when 473 derailed and ran into the river at Mile Post 483.75 on a weakened right-of-way which caused the rails to spread. Only the brakeman, Martin Rhodes, was injured when he leaped from the engine. A railroad motor car (speeder) following the train, backed into Silverton and sent a message to Rockwood where the movie equipment with 268 was wrapping up their work for the day. The 268 and the available coaches, backed up from Rockwood to the scene of the derailment 13 miles south of Silverton where the tourists had been waiting for five hours with only coffee made by the crew for sustenance. Some of the passengers had to sit on the coach floors of the rescue train which did not reach Durango until midnight.