Durango Silverton RR 09/14/14

Additional photos. I have photo attached showing the replaced cotter pin, nut, & washer. 

Bob,

Thanks for posting the pictures, about 10 years ago, my wife, daughter and I went to Colorado and road the Cumbres and Toltec and Durango and Silverton Railroads, truly enjoyed both railroads and the scenery.

John

My wife and I made that trip a few years back.  Here's one of my photos.  Looks familiar doesn't it?

Great photos.........Thanks!

On the 'Grass is always greener' thinking.....

I live very near Cass WV.....the number one geared steam loco capital of the world. The D&GV is also close by.....both GREAT trips worth a ride.

But what do I want to do???? Durango!!

And I hope to get to do so next Aug when we visit Colorado......

Awesome! This is on my bucket list.

I've only ridden the D&S once and hope to go again soon.  We think we might stay in Silverton one or two nights.  It is a great ride!

Sunday I rode the Georgetown Loop Railroad with Westside Shay #9 doing the honors.  This was my second trip there this year.

In less than two weeks I'll be riding the Cass Scenic again and can't wait!  Even with living in Colorado Cass is still my favorite!

Bob

Thanks for the good pictures. My wife and I was on that train last year when we were out west. We were lucky enough to get in the rear car (The Alamosa). The car had a wet bar and a very squared away attendant. She gave a good history lesson on the ride .

Truly a worth while ride for anyone's bucket list.

Larry

Very nice photos.

Thanks everyone for your nice comments.

I have some wonderful memories of riding that train.  I think it may have been 480 too - I'll check my photos when I get home this afternoon.  

We too took in on a perfect day.  Certainly the most spectacular scenery I have seen from n excursion train. 

Used to ride them both with regularity, but my favorite was always Cumbres and Toltec, since they were not quite as uptight about things in general and railfans in particular.  Durango is one of the world's neatest towns, and a night in the Strater is not to be missed.  D&S equipment and scenery are superior if you are in to authoritarian structure.

my wife and I rode it last June

Gee, while I rode the C&T this month, I may have been standing at the Silverton depot

with a camera when your train came in.  I am going to ride the other half of the

C&T before I again ride the Silverton, but that won't happen soon.  As I noted on a

thread, SW Colorado was beautiful this year.  Too bad I had to rush through it.

When we pulled in to Silverton at the depot, there was a guy operating a drone with a GoPro camera mounted taking video of the train. Did you see it?

Bob

Nice photos, Bob.  Been a number of years since I rode the line and some 40 years since I first rode it.  But, over the years, it really hasn't changed in character and certainly the scenery has never been anything but spectacular.  I'm glad that you enjoyed yourselves and look forward to returning there some day before the end of my time.

Paul Fischer

No drone seen...I might have been there on a different day, or just missed it.  I didn't

do any of the things I usually do, such as drive up to Animas Forks or up the other

Otto Mears route to Gladstone, but drove on through to Ouray and beyond.