The running gear on the locomotives also tend to wear out faster than the ALCO designed K-28s and the resulting pounding rough ride can take a toll on the engine crew. 64 returned to service in 1984 as a concession car. Numbers 493 and 498 are owned by the D&SNG, but as of 2020, #498 is not operational. This trade was mutually beneficial for both railroads as it gave the C&TSRR a fully operational locomotive, giving in exchange a locomotive that had never run and likely would never operate under C&TSRR ownership. Since the swap failed to go through, the D&SNG announced in June 2016 that they were going to restore 476 to operating condition and place 478 in the museum. The D&SNG currently operates six Diesel engines. Diesel engine #1, nicknamed the "Hotshot", is a 50-ton center cab engine built in 1957. See more ideas about durango, silverton, railroad. In 1986 it was put on display at Santa Rita Park. #493 is being restored to use oil vs. coal. See more ideas about silverton, durango, steam trains. Typical of many portions of the surviving narrow-gauge branches into the middle of the twentieth century, the line faced sagging revenue due to ever-declining mining ventures, highway trucking competition, and insignificant passenger revenue. Below are some pieces of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge equipment that visit the D&SNG railroad. Rail camp car No. As of early November 2020, No. They were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. It runs daily during the summer. There is an HO train layout in the museum. These engines are outside frame Mikados, and all drive wheels have counterbalancing outside of the frame, resulting in the utilitarian look the engines are known for. Due to their smaller size these engines are often used on the D&SNG for shorter trains, usually the first or last on the schedule and often for helper service or sectioned trains. Find the perfect locomotive 482 durango silverton narrow stock photo. The Fairplay has hosted Presidents William H Taft, Ulysses S Grant and Theodore Roosevelt. In 1963 it was purchased by the Cinco Animas Corporation, where it received its present name. Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad #482 art print matted in an 11X 14 green and maroon mat $28.00, plus shipping. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad #482 art print matted in an 8 X 10 green and maroon mat $18.00, plus shipping. It was a popular glass-topped observation car and the only one of its kind. On October 5, 1980, The Silverton made its last run under D&RGW ownership and after operating a work train the following day, the railroad finally concluded its 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge train operations,[9] bringing to a close an era that began 110 years earlier with its narrow-gauge railroad from Denver to Colorado Springs. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-durango-silverton-narrow-gauge-engine-482-on-the-high-line-san-juan-16502749.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-departing-durango-station-colorado-usa-image396927103.html. It runs daily throughout the summer. The 480s were used for freight-hauling throughout the D&RGW 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge network. 315 is a C-18 locomotive, built in 1895 by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Updated the (Whatever they are)s connected to the boiler jacket as they were inaccurate on my … 473 is undergoing a firebox rebuild and conversion to. Marie, Ontario. The K-28s have 28,000 lbf (124.550 kN). Construction to Silverton, Colorado, began that fall. In March 2020, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country severely affected the US. Trackage between Chama and Durango was removed by 1971. Athearn, Robert G. "Rebel of the Rockies" Yale University Press 1962 pp. It is available for charter and can hold up to eight people. [7], By the 1960s, a modernized D&RGW did not see the Silverton Branch as worthy to maintain and a petition was filed with governmental agencies to abandon the route. D&SNG W0473 and D&RG 3543 on display, Silverton, October 2012. To save it from being scrapped, it was leased by the City of Durango as a display. Traded to D&SNG in October 1991. The D&SNG operates one combination car 213 named Bitter Root Mine, it was previously named Home Ranch and was built in 1983 by the D&SNG. It also features many artifacts from the Durango and Silverton areas. Durango and Silverton 482, thanks to @neohumanity on IG. The other seven were requisitioned by the United States Army in 1942 to be used on the White Pass & Yukon Route in Alaska during World War II. It runs daily throughout the summer. Open observation gondolas 400–402 were built in 1963, equipped with passenger car trucks, steel roofs, tile floors and tramway seats. The D&SNG operated only one K-37. Operational. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge engine 482 on the High Line, San Juan Mountains, Colorado. Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum, Durango Picture: Engine 482 Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Train - Check out Tripadvisor members' 9,138 candid photos and videos of Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum #497 was rebuilt in 1984 and operated for seven years. Locomotives 473, 476 and 478 operated on many parts of the D&RGW. For this reason, the D&SNG traded #497 to the C&TSRR in exchange for K-36 class #482. It runs daily throughout the summer. 476 and 478 saw an extensive service on the San Juan passenger train, which ran between Durango, Colorado and Alamosa, Colorado until 1951. Firing while the engine is working hard is done with a large "heel" pattern, generally with as little coal on the flue sheet as possible, and gradually sloping the fire bed towards the door sheet to the height or higher than the firedoors. Then it was switched to work service in 1914. It has never been restored to operating condition. 485, unfortunately, fell into the turntable pit in Salida, Colorado in 1955. Built in 1880, it was originally named the Hildago as Horton chair car number 25. Oct 16, 2020 - Explore capt.jack's board "Durango & Silverton" on Pinterest. Bolstered by national exposure via Hollywood movies being filmed along the line in the late 1940s, the railroad created The Silverton, a summer-only train service on June 24, 1947. Restored to operating condition in May 1992. The D&SNG operates several other coaches: Animas City 323 in Silverton, October 2012. The D&SNG operates two museums, the D&SNG Museum[18] and the Silverton Freight Yard Museum. The first railbus trip left at 7:30 a.m. on May 7 for Elk Park. At the time, American Heritage Railways was headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. For the safety and protection of guests and employees, the D&SNG suspended operations until June 23, 2020. His plans were fulfilled with the March 25, 1981, acquisition of the D&RGW's 45-mile (72 km) Silverton branch and all of its structures and rolling stock. The 490 series, or "K-37" class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives, were part of a class of thirty standard gauge class 190 (later, class C-41) 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type engines built in 1902 for the D&RG by Baldwin Locomotive Works. The line between Durango and Silverton has been in continuous operation since 1882 and follows the river through the beautiful Animas River Canyon! The Casey Jones railbus was built in 1915 out of a Model T and is a predecessor of the Galloping Goose. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 1992 Commemorative Coin for the "Rebirth of A Locomotive" Engine No. It is pulled to Cascade Canyon Wye for elegant camping. The states of New Mexico and Colorado purchased 64 miles between Antonito and Chama, New Mexico, in 1970 and operates today as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR). The Silverton Railway (1887-1922), the Silverton Northern Railroad (1895-1942), and the Silverton, Gladstone & Northerly Railroad (1899-1942), were all built out from Silverton to mines and settlements in these mountains. The K represents the nickname "Mikado" that describes a locomotive with two non-powered, pivoting wheels in front of eight driving wheels, which are connected to driving rods powered by the engine's pistons, and finally two non-powered trailer wheels located under the cab. The last train to operate into Durango from the east was on December 6, 1968. It was rebuilt in 1937 at the Alamosa shops. It was given number 313, because it resembled the Silver Vista. 632 was built in 1986 and named Teft. 5 came to rest in Dolores, Colorado. The railroad currently has a total of nine narrow-gauge steam locomotives and ten narrow-gauge diesel locomotives, six of which were acquired within the last three years. Notes: 1: The designator 45-ton should not necessarily imply weight. 236,238,849 stock photos, vectors and videos, Rio Grande class steam locomotive 482 of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) departing Durango station, Colorado, USA, https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-departing-durango-station-colorado-usa-image396927056.html. Engine 42 and a caboose running from Grady, located east of Mancos, Colorado to Durango was the last train movement on the RGS. All six operable locomotives had been inside at the time and were damaged, but not beyond repair. Concession car 126 was originally baggage car 27. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-locomotive-482-durango-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-needleton-san-104532923.html, Steam locomotive at depot Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Durango Colorado USA, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-steam-locomotive-at-depot-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-10335486.html. 493 and 482: Tues., Dec. 22, 2020 #DurangoTrain Doubleheader With Locomotives Nos. Dan privately owns the engine, and on occasion brings it to various railroads to operate, including the D&SNG. As of 2020, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad operates coal-fired and converted oil-fired steam engines and diesel engines. This will allow it to operate when the coal fired engines cannot, since oil fired engines do not emit cinders. Like most of the coaches on the D&SNG, the concession cars are good examples of how coaches were renumbered and rebuilt several times by the D&RGW. It was renumbered 126 in 1886. In 1958 the 42 was sold to Magic Mountain Amusement Park in Golden, Colorado, where it was converted to burn fuel oil and operated for a short time. From May 27 through September 15 Elk Park trips ran at 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. [citation needed]. On August 5, 1881 the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) arrived in Durango, Colorado. The railbus hauled hikers and fishermen into the canyon from Rockwood. Durango Train Depot in Durango, Colorado. Colorado’s Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is arguably one of the best and highest profile steam tourist railroads in the country. 3681 is an ex-D&RGW boxcar. 483, which had not seen operation in several years. My Aunt and Uncle, Loydell and Geron Marcom visited the Durango and Silverton and took these pictures. Around 1888 it was rebuilt into excursion car 566. 631 was built in 1985 and named the North Star. The 480s were the last ten narrow-gauge locomotives constructed for the D&RGW. Diesels were first introduced to the Durango Yard in the 1960s with Diesel locomotive #50. The 470 series, or "K-28" class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives, were ten engines designed for freight service along the D&RG. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-stock-photograph-of-tourists-posing-with-parked-locomotivedurango-29455234.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-departing-durango-station-colorado-usa-image396927052.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-departing-durango-station-colorado-usa-image396927104.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-departing-durango-station-colorado-usa-image396927054.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-departing-durango-station-colorado-usa-image396927100.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-departing-durango-station-colorado-usa-image396927105.html, Rio Grande class steam locomotive 482 of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) in the marshalling yard at Durango, Colorado, USA, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-in-the-marshalling-yard-at-durango-colorado-usa-image396927141.html, Rio Grande class steam locomotive 482 of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) arriving in the marshalling yard at Durango, Colorado, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-arriving-in-the-marshalling-yard-at-durango-colorado-image396927193.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-in-the-marshalling-yard-at-durango-colorado-usa-image396927196.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-in-the-marshalling-yard-at-durango-colorado-usa-image396927212.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-in-the-marshalling-yard-at-durango-colorado-usa-image396927143.html, https://www.alamy.com/rio-grande-class-steam-locomotive-482-of-the-durango-and-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad-dsng-in-the-marshalling-yard-at-durango-colorado-usa-image396927216.html. In 2009 it became a family upscale coach. Trains; Durango & Silverton … hide. The ceiling of the Prospector features an enlarged route map, making it easy for passengers to follow the train's progress along the route. It was then moved to Hermosa, Colorado as the maintenance of way office. 473, 476, 478, 480, 481, 482, 486 and 493 are all operational. The Silverton branch, as it became known, struggled under D&RG ownership following the Panic of 1893 and the end of free coinage of silver. 0540 was built in 1881 and is a mini-warehouse, carrying the most common tools and supplies. 127 was the third concession car built by the D&SNG. The Interstate Commerce Commission declined to grant the request due to the continued increase in tourist patronage. Many of these pieces run during the railroad's annual Railfest held every August. 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