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🚂 Step back in time aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad…a historic steam train that’s been winding through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains since 1882. Ride along the Animas River with canyon, forest, and mountain views you can’t see from the road. 🌲🏔️ 💵 Cost: start at $92 & up(varies by season & seating) 📍 Address: 479 Main Ave, Durango, CO ⏳ Full ride: ~3.5 hours each way Durango ➡️ Silverton ⏳ Shorter ride: Cascade Canyon Express (~2 hours each way) — perfect if you’re shor

Durango & Silverton #473 is a 36” narrow gauge, oil burning, “K-28” 2-8-2 steam locomotive built for the Denver & Rio Grande Western. Seen here departing Durango, Colorado for a trip to Cascade Canyon. 🚂: ALCO Schenectady | 1923 📸: September | 2021 🚂: #steam #steamtrain #steamlocomotive #steamengine #travel #fblifestyle #explore #colorado #west #western #wildwest #americana #trainride #railroad #railway #trainspotting #trainspotter #railfan #durango #machine #mechanical #engineer #transportat

Durango & Silverton 481 workin' hard at Teft Bridge in a snowy Colorado landscape. 481 is a 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotive, part of the K-36 class. The engine was built in 1925 by Baldwin Locomotive Works and was the last coal burner on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad #ddpdsngrr #durangotrain | Dak Dillon Photography