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Thumbnail for 'Narrow Gauge Engine #499 Steaming Through a Valley in Colo.'
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Photograph of narrow gauge engine #499 traveling through a valley. The snowplow/cow catcher on the front of the engine is quite battered.
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge passenger train'
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Color photo of the train.
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Appears to be a photograph of a possible derailment or washout. Railroad cars are at odd angles, and a person is standing on the top of a box car. Surrounding area appears to be fairly flat.
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The narrow gauge train, "The Silverton", leaves Silverton for Durango, September 1959. Mountains dwarf the town of Silverton in this photograph.
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Picture of the Denver and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Train traveling through the mountains.
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Narrow gauge passenger train.
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Picture of the Galloping Goose rail car.
Thumbnail for 'Last of the Narrow Gauge Trains'
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View of a narrow gauge railroad passenger train on the Durango-Silverton route.
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A narrow gauge passenger train travels on tracks alongside a river through rocky, mountainous terrain.
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Narrow gauge train leaving Silverton, Colorado on the scenic mountain return trip to Durango
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Side view of train traveling through the mountains along the Animas River. A short letter was written on the back of this card.
Thumbnail for 'Historic Narrow Gauge Train Crossing the River of Lost Souls near Silverton.'
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Photograph of the narrow gauge railroad crossing the Animas River near Silverton, high in the rugged San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado. The 90-mile round trip from Durango is made daily in the tourist season.
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View of a narrow gauge train engine releasing steam as it crosses over a river bridge with mountains in the background.
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A train leaving Silverton heading to Durango.
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Two trains pulling into town.
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The last of the famous old narrow gauge railroads, still operating in Southwestern Colorado. Freight lines and Summer Passenger service operate from Durango and Silverton. These famous little trains made history in the early days of the West.
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Several buildings along a dirt street. People are standing near a train in the station.
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A train traveling away from a large mountain.
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Mountains in the background, overlooking the town. A train is leaving town.
Thumbnail for 'Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge leaving Silverton (Colo.)'
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Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge train traveling over a bridge with trees showing fall colors in the background.