"Durange to Silverton Railroad" Durango by TimDaoust

Durango Travel Guide: 104 reviews and 181 photos

Lots of scenery but lots of soot too.

One of the more fun excursions on our out west tour of '89, this train ride took us from Durango to Silverton, a 90 mile round trip excursion that lasts the whole day. Some of the best scenery in Colorado, too but we came out of it with soot covered hands and faces. Having been only a kid when we did this I can't say much more than that it was loads of fun. And I got to wear a brakeman's hat. Another fun thing we were able to in Durango was to get all dressed up in cowboy digs (the entire family) and I have our photograph taken. Maybe I'll try and scan that one in for laughs.

  • Last visit to Durango: Jun 1989
  • Intro Written Jan 14, 2005
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