Durango and Silverton

By Chad Kluck on
Picture of Alco steam locomotive
Durango and Silverton No 478 - Alco Class K-28 Built in 1923. Silverton, Colorado 1995
Picture of Alco steam locomotive

I had the chance to ride the Durango and Silverton narrow gauge railroad during a family trip to the Southwest in 1995. So many sights along that line are breath-taking. Open fields, rock cliffs, the Animas River, old mines, and of course the steam locomotives.

Picture of a steam locomotive waiting in Silverton, Colorado with mountains in the background
Durango and Silverton No 482 - Baldwin Class K-36 Built in 1925. Silverton, Colorado 1995
Picture of a steam locomotive waiting in Silverton, Colorado with mountains in the background
Picture of a steam locomotive leaving Durango, Colorado among a crowd, with mountains in the background. There is also a McDonalds styled as an old train depot in the background.
Durango and Silverton No 482 leaving Durango, Colorado 1995
Picture of a steam locomotive leaving Durango, Colorado among a crowd, with mountains in the background. There is also a McDonalds styled as an old train depot in the background.
Picture of a steam locomotive traveling along the Animas River in the valley of two mountains.
Durango and Silverton No 478 along the Animas River in Colorado 1995
Picture of a steam locomotive traveling along the Animas River in the valley of two mountains.

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