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| Keywords: The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) is powered up and ready to leave the Durango, Colorado, station LCCN2015632658.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes The D SNG is a narrow-gauge railroad that operates 45 2 miles of track between Durango and Silverton in southwest Colorado The route was originally opened in 1882 by the Denver Rio Grande Railway to transport silver and gold ore mined from the San Juan Mountains The line has run continuously since 1881 and some rolling stock dates to then It is now strictly a tourist and heritage line hauling passengers and is one of the few places in the United States that has seen continuous use of steam locomotives In March 1981 the Denver Rio Grande Western sold the line and the D SNG was formed Trains operate from Durango just 26 miles into the mountains in winter months and the full 45 miles to Silverton during warmer months ; Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015632658 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/32600/32643a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 32643 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 32643 37 23 9331 0 N 107 48 9072 0 W alt 0_source exif_heading PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad trains Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||