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Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, which has been operating since 1881, provides scenic day trips from Durango to Silverton, along an isolated remnant of the San Juan line. Heber Valley Historic Railroad provides scenic trips through the upper portion of Provo Canyon. The track was a branch of the D&RGW main at Provo, but is today ...
Pages in category "Transportation in San Juan County, Colorado" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Otto Mears (May 3, 1840 – June 24, 1931) was a Colorado railroad builder and entrepreneur who played a major role in the early development of southwestern Colorado. [1] [2] Mears was known as the "Pathfinder of the San Juans" because of his road and railroad building projects through Colorado's San Juan Mountains in the late 19th century. [3]
The train weaves past gorges and forests, rivers and bridges, the peaks of the San Juan mountain range of the Rockies outlined by Colorado’s vivid blue sky as tourists strain for a glimpse of ...
None were issued in 1891, but the 1892 passes good on both Mear's Silverton and Rio Grande Southern Railroads were of silver filigree, and three were made of gold. [2] The Silverton Railroad was the first of several railroad projects by Otto Mears, the famed "Pathfinder of the San Juans". Construction of the line began in 1887 and reached Burro ...
A mysterious "7ft" figure filmed walking through a remote part of Colorado has sent Bigfoot enthusiasts into a frenzy. Shannon Parker and Stetson Tyler were travelling on the Narrow Gauge train ...
The San Juan Express (also known as simply the San Juan) was a narrow gauge train that ran on the 3 feet (0.91 m) Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) route from Durango, Colorado via Chama, New Mexico; Cumbres Pass; and Antonito, Colorado to Alamosa, Colorado. The train ran from February 11, 1937 until January 31, 1951 as train ...
The Alamosa–Durango line or San Juan extension was a railroad line built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, following the border between the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico, in the Rocky Mountains. The line was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line between Alamosa, Colorado, and Durango, Colorado.
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