Durango & Silverton Railroad, September 2001
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These photographs were taken during a holiday to the western USA during September 2001. Before viewing the photos, you may be interested in reading the brief history of the Railroad. The day these photos were taken, 11th September, was marrred by the appalling tragedy in New York, Washington and Pittsburgh.
Cropping, size reduction and/or very minor adjustments were done with Adobe Photoshop 6. Photos compressed generally at around 45% to optimise download time. All photos taken with Minolta Dimage 7.
Please send any comments to alan@arolfe.co.uk. Thanks!
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| Durango station, on the first train up, getting ready to depart at 7.30am. It was bitterly cold and I was beginning to doubt my decision to ride in the semi-open gondala! (49Kb) |
The Durango & Silverton was once part of the mighty Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail Road, as shown on the plaque. (60Kb) |
Fright cars, once the mainstay of the Denver & Rio Grande RR, now to use as storage on the platform at Durango. (69Kb) |
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| The ride from Durango to Hermosa parallels the main road that eventaully leads to Silverton. Once the railway crosses the road, the climb to Silverton starts and this part is known as the "Hill" by the crews where the real work is done. My coach was at the rear of the train so it allowed to lokk back down the line. (90Kb) |
The railroad runs alongside the Animas river for a good proportion of its journey. (92Kb) |
Part of the beautiful Rocky Mountain range (58Kb) |
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| Class K-28 478 at Silverton, having hauled my train from Durango, literally at the end of the track. The rails stop almost under the front bogie! (51Kb) |
Blair Street. Silverton is one of the very few of the original mining towns that has not been destroyed by fire at some point. As a result, it is oftne used in films of the "Old West" and has been deliberately left almost in a time warp. (67Kb) |
The old photographer's - on "notorious" Blair Street. It was so-called because it was, at one time, home to the prostitutes which looked after the needs of some 2000 or so miners! (75Kb) |
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