D&SNG Railroad

Silverton, CO

Not our train; late train departure - just like VRE

Parlor Car

Such a small blog; so many pictures.  Donna & I had a 100 pictures by the time we got to Silverton, CO.  This is a bucket list, gotta do, save your pennies, etc, trip.

(for the train buffs) The engines are K-36s with eight drive wheels and two steer wheels. We used 6 tons of coal round trip.  4.5 tons going up; 1.5 tons on the return.




We rode in the parlor car.  The gentleman on the right is Paul and he is from Australia.

Leaving Durango

The climb out of Durango

The views are fantastic.  At times you just had to stop the camera and look.  Other times it was point the camera out the window and hope.  







The climb is from about 6,500 ft to 9,100 ft.  The temp dropped 17 degrees.

Muddy water due to the snow melt.  They say it gets clearer later in the summer.

More pictures below for your enjoyment.  I'll get all of them up on facebook later today.  David



 

Arriving Silverton, CO