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  2. Template : Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

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    This is a route-map template for the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a United States heritage railroad. For information on using this template, refer to Template:Routemap. For pictograms used, see Commons:BSicon/Catalogue

  3. Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Silverton Railroad - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines

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    The following rail lines have been owned or operated by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad or its predecessors. Denver-Pueblo Joint Line: Denver (Union Station) to Pueblo. Fort Logan Branch: Englewood (Military Junction) to Fort Logan; Lehigh Branch: Louviers (Lehigh Junction) to Lehigh Mine; Castle Rock Branch: Castle Rock to Hathaway

  6. Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unable to abandon the Silverton branch, the D&RGW operated it as an isolated narrow gauge and steam powered route until 1981 when the line was sold and rebranded as the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Operations of the Durango & Silverton and the Cumbres & Toltec have both been impacted by the ongoing Southwestern North American ...

  7. U.S. Route 550 - Wikipedia

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    The Million Dollar Highway stretches for about 25 miles (40 km) in western Colorado and follows the route of U.S. 550 between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado. It is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway. Between Durango and Silverton the Skyway loosely parallels the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.

  8. Alamosa–Durango line - Wikipedia

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    In 1881, the line reached Durango and a short time later, a branch was built up the Animas river valley to the mining town of Silverton. In addition to the ore traffic, lumber and various agricultural commodities were also hauled along the route. The Rio Grande Southern Railroad from Durango to Ridgway was completed in 1891.

  9. Portal:Trains/Featured picture/Week 45, 2006 - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version Durango & Silverton train ... Durango & Silverton train. A train of the ...