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  1. Yard Limit

    The Durango and Silverton Steam Returns After the 416 Fire

    On July 12, 2018, the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad resumed operations with its first steam powered train since the devastating 416 fire broke out on June 1 about 10 AM, ten miles north of Durango. After 481 departed Durango with the 8 o’clock train, the 8:45 and 9:30 trains were...
  2. Durango-Silverton RR Coach

    Durango-Silverton RR Coach

    Part of the consist of the first morning train out of Durango, Colorado.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Rolling Stock
  3. 315 On The Highbridge

    315 On The Highbridge

    DRGW 315 crossing the Highbridge on the Durango Silverton RR in October of 2007 on a 3 day Trains Unlimited Tours Charter with engine 315.
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    • Category: Bridges and Trestles
  4. Durango in the Morning

    Durango in the Morning

    The first train to depart from Durango, lead by K-36 #482, steams out with the stars and stripes fluttering on the eve of our independence. K-36 #486 is coming out of the Durango yard to couple to its train and head out.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  5. The Lonely Pop Car

    The Lonely Pop Car

    A Durango and Silverton track inspection pop car near Elk Park on the Durango Silverton RR. Sept 2006
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  6. Rocky Mountain Autum

    Rocky Mountain Autum

    Taken in September of 2006 of K27 473 in bumble bee paint on the Durango and Silverton on a fantastic Colorado fall day.
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  7. 8am To Silverton

    8am To Silverton

    Photographed in Durango Colorado in August of 2006 on the last morning of the National Narrow Gauge convention of the 2nd Silverton bound train.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  8. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

    Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

    Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 482 in Durango, built 1925. http://www.durangotrain.com/
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  9. Along the Animas River

    Along the Animas River

    During the last week of the "summer" schedule, D&SNGRR 473 pulls its nine car train from Durango up to Silverton. Occasionally falling snow, wet leaves on the rails and no sand in the locomotive gave the engineer an extra challenge on this day. A little later than usual, but we...
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  10. Silverton Snow

    Silverton Snow

    A mixed train on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge brings back memories of the Denver & Rio Grande Western on a snowy charter in December 1998. Photo by Steve Barry.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives



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