Riding The Historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad In Colorado

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Riding the historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad In Colorado was one of our favorite activities! Durango Colorado has so much to offer but the train to Silverton along that Animas River is a must-see!
In this video, we take a narrow gauge steam train from Durango Colorado to Silverton Colorado. This incredible train is the number one rated train in the United States! The train ride is about 3.5 hours in each direction and you'll get to explore the tiny mining town of Silverton Colorado. The San Juan Mountains are on full display in this video, we hope you enjoy it!
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@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

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@conniemauer6031 11 ай бұрын

Since you were in an open air car, did you experience any soot or smoke from the engine? Can you just stand at your seat & look at the scenery? We have 2 kids, ages 8 & 10.

@AdventureEndeavor 11 ай бұрын

@conniemauer6031 none that we remember. You can stand,sit or move freely throughout the train car.

@bobkonradi1027 5 ай бұрын

The D&S actually runs 3 trains daily. The 8:15 train is powered by diesel engines, which are more economical to operate than the steamers. In return for the diesel power, the railroad prices the tickets at a $10 discount per passenger (not counting babies). So, for a family of 4 (husband, wife and 2 kids) there's a $40 savings. The 9:00 train is powered by 2 steam engines, and also goes to Silverton. That is the train the content providers rode in this video. The 9:00 train has 15 cars filled with passengers, and because its mostly uphill on the outbound leg, a "double header" is required. There is a 3rd train, which leaves at 9:45 which goes to Cascade Canyon, which is about 5/8 of the way to Silverton. The train ride is tailored for 1). families with smaller children with shorter attention spans, or 2). Families that want the steam train experience but with less than a full day's trip. This train does go past most of the scenic stretches that the Silverton trips feature. Cascade Canyon does not have any restaurants, but the concession car carries different economy lunches. OR, the passengers can bring along their own lunch bags. For the trip to Silverton, there are a number of restaurants in town, OR, as the couple in the video have done, just bring along your own lunch. Silverton is an 1880s town caught in a time warp. There is only one paved street in town, the remainder being rock chips packed into dirt; the streets are about as hard as pavement. As you would expect, there are several souvenir shops in town, with a wide selection of things to buy. For motorcyclists, there is a Harley-Davidson licensed parts and repair shop in town which advertises itself as the country's highest elevation H.D.shop. During the summer months (May through October) there are any number of bikers enjoying the scenery. There are also some gatherings of 4WD Jeep-type vehicles, and they benefit from an interesting phenomenon. There were, at one time, around 50 gold, silver, copper and other mineral mines scattered all around the area, and each mine had to have a trail / road accessing the mine. Machinery going to the mine, and mineral ore coming from it. The trails were all two mules wide, which is perfect for Jeep rides. Most of the access trails are still there, and in reasonably good condition, so Jeeping is a very popular activity during the summers. Rental facilities feature both Jeep-type vehicles and ATVs.

@davidtyler-ul9vw 3 ай бұрын

Durango is okay but Silverton is a gem! No Walmart, no grocery store, the town shuts down HARD in the winter time. If you enjoy isolation? Live in Silverton. Not sure how anyone working in Silverton is getting there in the mornings but I guess that they commute in from Durango. 😂 Quite the life!

@AdventureEndeavor 2 ай бұрын

Cool place!

@davidtyler-ul9vw 3 ай бұрын

Funny thing about Silverton. She had 2 or 3 mining railroads that started out from Silverton. The old road grades are visible to this day. These railroads were strictly "freight only" so if you worked in the mine, you had to ride your horse up to the mine (or mule) or if you had a carriage you could take that up. Interestingly like in the rest of the USA, the school kids had great text books, up-to-date globes and in the 1920's, a radio! It was because the tax base was supported by the mines. Even the ladies in town had the latest fashions from New York and St. Louis. Here is something you might already know if you are familiar with old railroad stations: The railroads actively segregated by sex. The waiting rooms were segregated by sex and same with the railroad cars. Not sure when the railroads stopped doing that. My guess is that they simply stopped enforcing it in WW2.

@CarolAtkin-rm1vn Ай бұрын

Thanks for parking information

@AdventureEndeavor Ай бұрын

Welcome enjoy your ride!

@whitleyrobertson7070 Жыл бұрын

Lincoln is so awesome, he was really enjoying this trip….

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

He really was, I think the slight rocking was relaxing for him.

@rogerstaats1449 11 ай бұрын

That train was used in multiple western movies. I think "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was one of them, I believe. I visited it in 1969 when my parents took us (family of four) on a month long western camping trip starting from upstate NY. We towed a Starcraft pop up camper with a 1965 Ford Country Squire wagon which blew the transmissin in Greely. My wife and I plan to re-live that trip (less the car trouble of coarse!) our new GD Imagine TT sometime in the near future. Love watching your videos!

@AdventureEndeavor 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!👍🤘

@robrob31295 Жыл бұрын

Love Durango ❤️ long fun day! Colorado so beautiful!! Much more appealing than the Valley🤣

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

It's an incredible area. We are really digging it, definitely long but super nice

@mikeskidmore6754 5 ай бұрын

I thought that Narrow Gauge Locomotives and Rail Cars are Rather Rare.. I would assume they are Land Locked where they are where they operated originally .

@rensaber7467 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful and beautiful! Great video and tour…

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ren, we appreciate you following along!

@brentfrench752 Жыл бұрын

Yep, Colorado is a beautiful state. Unfortunately, I missed my chance to move as my wife won’t leave the kids and grandkids so, we stay here in Southern California because I love my wife. Great video.. it’s nice see the country through your eyes!

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's quite nice. So Cal is beautiful as well. Thanks for watching. 👍

@ms.pugsley Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureEndeavor it used to be. That's why everyone that's smart is moving to Florida ❤️

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

Still best but very hard to live there and afford.

@donnakadorian4233 Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

It was a great train ride!

@williambranch4283 10 ай бұрын

Bring a cushion to sit on, the wooden seats are hard!

@AdventureEndeavor 10 ай бұрын

That's a great idea

@mikemccombministries6904 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say a big thank you for the tips you shared. We were wondering if it wouldn’t be wise to bring our lunch and snacks and you answered that question for us. We were also wondering about the sunscreen. Thanks for making a great video.

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear thanks for watching guys!

@SpokesmanMTB Жыл бұрын

Welcome to town!

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

Thank you, we have been here a few weeks. There's so much to do!

@mountainsintomemories Жыл бұрын

I was so excited to see this video! The Durango train is one of my bucket list items. We did Cass in WV earlier this year, which is awesome as well, probably the best we can do in the East.

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. We have done this one now and Canon City. It was spectacular.

@mountainsintomemories Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureEndeavor we will have to look into canon city as well!

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

We liked Durango's better but they are both fun for different reasons.

@ntxn9336 Жыл бұрын

Now that's a day! Looks like fun. Lincoln is beginning to look involved. I can't believe the train ride is that long. Might have to take the bus one way myself. Did y'all happen to catch how long the bus ride is?

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's quiet the day! Idk about the bus but we drove it in the jeep it's about 1 hour. BTW we shipped your hat! Thank you.

@ntxn9336 Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureEndeavor Nice. 'Preciate it. Was looking at the T-shirt on your site as well. Do you have any like that in XXL? (Dark green with black logo)

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

I'll have to double check on Tee spring, I'll let you know!

@AdventureEndeavor Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately a few of the colors are out of stock at the moment Hopefully they will refill soon!🤞