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Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.jpg
Locale La Plata County, Colorado
San Juan County, Colorado
Dates of operation 1881–present
Track gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Length 45 miles
Headquarters Durango, Colorado
Website www.durangotrain.com
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
DurangoSilverton1.jpg
Highline above Animas Canyon
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is located in Colorado
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is located in the US
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Location Durango, Colorado
Silverton, Colorado
Coordinates 37°17′51″N 107°52′14″W / 37.29750°N 107.87056°W / 37.29750; -107.87056Coordinates: 37°17′51″N 107°52′14″W / 37.29750°N 107.87056°W / 37.29750; -107.87056
Built 1882
Architect General William J. Palmer
NRHP Reference #

66000247

Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966
Designated NHL July 4, 1961
Durango and Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad
Silverton
Mineral Creek
Animas River
Deer Park Creek
Elk Creek
Animas River
Needleton Water Tank
Needleton
Animas River
Rockwood
Grasshopper Creek
Tank Creek
Canyon Creek
Animas River
Elbert Creek
U.S. Route 550
Hermosa
Trimble Lane
36th Street
32nd Street
Junction Creek
Huck Finn Pond
15th Street Bridge
Durango Yard
U.S. Route 550
Durango

66000247

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad that operates 45.2 miles (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark and is also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

The route was originally opened in 1882 by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) to transport silver and gold ore mined from the San Juan Mountains. The line was an extension of the D&RG 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line from Antonito, Colorado, to Durango. The last train to operate into Durango from the east was on December 6, 1968. The states of New Mexico and Colorado purchased 64 miles between Antonito and Chama, New Mexico, in 1970 and operates today as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Trackage between Chama and Durango was removed by 1971.

The line from Durango to Silverton has run continuously since 1881, although it is now a tourist and heritage line hauling passengers, and is one of the few places in the U.S. which has seen continuous use of steam locomotives. In March 1981, the Denver & Rio Grande Western sold the line and the D&SNG was formed.


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