Volume 4: Silverton & Animas Canyon
Silverton, Colorado, is a National Historic Landmark nestled in the high San Juan mountains. According to the Town of Silverton, it became a center for the many regional silver and gold mining camps in 1874. The town has a rowdy “Old West” past that its residents are happy to say hasn’t entirely left. Silverton is found along the San Juan Skyway, which includes the “Million Dollar Highway,” supposedly one of the most dangerous roads in the U.S. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway travels to Durango except in the winter when the risk of avalanches is too great. At an elevation of 9,318 feet, tourists visit Silverton for year-round outdoor activities and to experience a bit of an old mining town. (source)
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- View of a train traveling over a bridge that goes over a river near Silverton, Colorado. It is going through the mountains. Actual photo print.
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- Durango-Silverton narrow gauge train arrives in Silverton, stops next to the Arcade building. Several people shown standing next to the train.
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- Photo of the train.
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- Actual photo print. A train traveling along the side of a mountain. A body of water is next to the mountain and train.
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- Actual photo print. A train traveling along the side of a mountain.
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- Silverton railroad station. Two steam engines, #473 and #478 are next to an early model automobile.
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- Actual photo print. A train is traveling along the side of a mountain. Smoke is billowing out of the train. A body of water is near the mountain and train.
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- A train leaving Silverton heading to Durango.
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- Narrow gauge train (Colo.)
- Leaving Silverton, Colorado on the scenic mountain return trip to Durango. (Engine #478 pulls an 8+ car train.)
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- Narrow gauge train arriving at Silverton, Colorado
- A train coming along the valley into Silverton. Trees frame the photo.
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- Narrow gauge train in Animas Canyon (Colo.)
- A photograph of a train traveling over a bridge in Animas Canyon. Smoke billows from smokestack.
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- Narrow gauge train leaving Silverton for Durango, Colorado
- Narrow gauge railroad train leaving Silverton for Durango.