Volume 4: Silverton & Animas Canyon
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Narrow gauge railroad train leaving Silverton, Colorado. Mountain in the background.
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The last of the famous old narrow gauge railroads, still operating in Southwestern Colorado. Freight lines and Summer Passenger service operate from Durango and Silverton. These famous little trains made history in the early days of the West.
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Photograph of the narrow gauge railroad crossing the Animas River near Silverton, high in the rugged San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado. The 90-mile round trip from Durango is made daily in the tourist season.
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Silverton, Colorado. Terminal of the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, visited each summer by thousands of tourists who ride the train then drive over the Million Dollar Highway pictured here to see more of the high country.
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A train leaving town. There are houses in the distance as the train travels away from them.
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Mountains overlooking Silverton. A train is traveling away from the town.
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Mountains in the background. A road with a red car driving on it. You can see the town off to the right side in the distance.
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Mountains overlooking the town. Trees are shown on the slope of the mountain at the bottom right of the photograph.
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In the distance several mountains overlook a lake. In front of the lake is a small home and several cars. Trees decorate the area around the lake.
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Mountains in the background overlooking the town. Street details are visible in this photograph.
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A crowd watching a train pull into town.
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Photo of the Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge train coming into town. Green mountains in the background. Buildings on either side of the road. People are watching the train.
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The narrow gauge train, "The Silverton", leaves Silverton for Durango, September 1959. Mountains dwarf the town of Silverton in this photograph.
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Durango to Silverton along the Animas River, on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, b/w postcard. Shows the top of a train, at a water tower.
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Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Locomotive 482 leaves Silverton on its trek back to Durango
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Narrow gauge train leaving Silverton, Colorado on the scenic mountain return trip to Durango
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Leaving Silverton, Colorado on the scenic mountain return trip to Durango. (Engine #478 pulls an 8+ car train.)
