We are now in Durango, Colorado, and, yesterday we spent the day riding the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
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| Ready to board. |
Our train left the station in Durango at nine am. We were booked in Presidential Class in the Alamosa Parlour Car at the end of the train. We were glad to be in this car as it was a chilly day with scattered rain showers and an open car might have been uncomfortable,
The 45 mile route to Silverton goes up the gorge of the Animas River. At the route’s zenith, we traveled on a ledge nearly four hundred feet above the river below. It was spectacular. Being at the end of the train we had great views of our engine as it curved far ahead of us.
The scenery of the entire trip was beautiful and the soft rainfall made things greener and brighter than ever.
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| After a lunch stop in Silverton, we started back, arriving back in Durango after nine hours and 85 miles from our start. |
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