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In October of 2014 the wife and I took a ride on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge. We where on a tour that visited Colorado and New Mexico. A part of the tour was getting on the D&S at Silverton and riding it down to Durango. It is about a 3 1/2 to 4 hour trip and it was wonderful. The train travels through some real wilderness and the High-line, where the train traverses a deep gorge for Los Animas river is truly worth the price of the ticket! My only regret is that we didn't travel the opposite way, from Durango to Silverton as the train is working upgrade going this way and you would here the sounds of the engine working harder. Our locomotive was #486 a K-36 Mikado. This railroad is a real working railroad! The locomotives are well cared for but used the way I want to see them!
I had only been skiing in Colorado at Snowmass, previously, so a tour through the Mountain State showed me there is so much more that I want to see there. My favorite railroad is the Rio Grande Southern and I would love to trace her tracks from Durango through Rico, Ophir, Telluride and on to Ridgeway. I would also love to take the Cumbres and Toltec from Chama New mexico to Antonito, Colorado. I also want to see and ride the Georgetown Loop Railway. It would be great to see the Model Railroad Museum in Greeley Colorado!
So, have you visited the Narrow Gauge Railroads in Colorado?
I had only been skiing in Colorado at Snowmass, previously, so a tour through the Mountain State showed me there is so much more that I want to see there. My favorite railroad is the Rio Grande Southern and I would love to trace her tracks from Durango through Rico, Ophir, Telluride and on to Ridgeway. I would also love to take the Cumbres and Toltec from Chama New mexico to Antonito, Colorado. I also want to see and ride the Georgetown Loop Railway. It would be great to see the Model Railroad Museum in Greeley Colorado!
So, have you visited the Narrow Gauge Railroads in Colorado?