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Train entering Silverton Photo of the first trip of the "Painted Train" The D&RG Silverton arrives, pulling the glass-topped "Silver Vista" observation car in 1947.. William Jackson Palmer (1836–1908) was a former Union General (serving in the American Civil War) who came to Colorado after managing the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway into Denver in 1870.
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 ...
The Tracks Across Borders Scenic and Historic Byway is an 89-mile (143 km) Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in La Plata and Archuleta counties, Colorado, USA.From Durango, Colorado, the southern terminal of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a National Historic Landmark, the byway follows the roadbed of the historic narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ...
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad operates out of its original 1882 depot in Durango, Colorado. From Nov. 19 through May 5, it embarks on a 26-mile winter wonderland journey to Cascade ...
The video was an unusual capture for passengers on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the breathtaking scenic rail line for which the region is most famous. ... of Silverton, Colorado ...
Colorado Midland Railroad: Colorado Midland Railway: 1883 1893 Colorado Midland Railroad: Colorado and New Mexico Railroad: ATSF: 1873 1875 Pueblo and Arkansas Valley Railroad: Colorado Northern Railway: CB&Q: 1883 1884 Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad: Colorado and Northwestern Railroad: 1904 1909 Denver, Boulder and Western Railroad ...
Colorado Railroad Museum; Como Roundhouse, Railroad Depot and Hotel Complex; D. Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; M. Midland Terminal Railroad Roundhouse
The parlor car Durango restored in 2011, the Silverton observation sleeper and the No. B-20 Edna were held with the short way car "bobber" caboose and a wooden box car D&RGW No. 3350, on sidings during normal operation. Nowadays the Silverton has been converted to revenue service as a chair coach, and the caboose serves to embark bandits while ...