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Thumbnail for 'Historic Silverton narrow gauge on the Rockwood Highline (Colo.)'
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The text reads, "High above the Animas River in the Canyon of Lost Souls the Silverton carries some 40,000 tourists each summer on a 90-mile round trip from Durango to Silverton, Colorado."
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Black and white photograph of the narrow gauge train, "The Silverton". Caption reads "The Last and Most Scenic Narrow Gauge Railroad in the World! "The Silverton," America's last narrow gauge train, rolls along a shelf blasted from 1000 ft. cliffs of Animas Canyon above "The River of Lost Souls" on its trip to Silverton, Colo."
Thumbnail for 'Narrow gauge train - The Silverton (Colo.)'
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The Silverton narrow gauge passenger train travels through the Animas River Canyon.
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Picture of the narrow gauge train traveling through Animas Canyon alongside the river on the trip between Durango and Silverton, Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Silverton Narrow Gauge in the Needle Mountains'
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Two Denver and Rio Grande Western engines pulling a 22-car mixed passenger and freight train through the Canyon of Lost Souls, 5 miles south of Silverton, Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Silverton Narrow Gauge in the Animas River Gorge (Colo.)'
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View of a narrow gauge train traveling along a river with steep rocky canyon walls rising above both sides of the tracks.
Thumbnail for 'Silverton Narrow Gauge and Needle Mts. (Colo.)'
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The historic Denver and Rio Grande Western Silverton, which has served the rich mining country of the San Juan Mts. Since 1882, now carries tourists as well as freight through the spectacular Canyon of the Lost Souls in SW Colorado
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Picture of a narrow gauge passenger train traveling through the Las Animas River Canyon with mountains all around, on the trip between Durango and Silverton, Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Durango Silverton run of the D&RGW narrow gauge railroad'
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Photo of the Durango-Silverton Train traveling through a gorge.
Thumbnail for 'Canon of the Rio de las Animas Perdidas (near Durango, Colo.)'
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Drawing of steep canyon with the Animas River running through it, on the left side a train is running along the cliffs. (Duplicate card from #1/134 moved here.)
Thumbnail for 'Animas Canyon above Rockwood (near Durango, Colo.)'
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View of steep canyon with the Animas River rushing through the bottom; railroad running along the side of the mountain on the left side.
Thumbnail for 'Silverton narrow gauge near Rockwood (Colo.)'
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The narrow gauge train traveling on a cliff beside the Animas River near Rockwood.
Thumbnail for 'Only Colorado Narrow Gauge Mixed Train in Animas Canyon, Durango to Silverton'
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View of the top of the narrow gauge railroad train traveling along the Animas River through the Animas Canyon.
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Steam Engine 481 coming around a corner above the Animas Gorge.
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View of a train traveling along the tracks on a cliff ledge, with the Animas River flowing below.
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The Silverton Narrow Gauge in the narrow gorge of the Animas River two miles below Silverton, Colorado