Silverton, Colorado
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Silverton is a statutory town that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The town is located in a r
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Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton Historic District in 1971
An abandoned mine in Silverton
An abandoned mine just above Silverton
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, often abbreviated as the D&SNG, is a 3 ft narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 45.2 miles of track between Durango and Silverton, in t
Silverton, Colorado
…in 1992. Since then the community has depended primarily on tourism and government remediation and preservation projects. Silverton is known for the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a defunct mine train that became a National Historic Landmark, and internationally recognized events such as the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run…
Highline above Animas Canyon
Galloping Goose #4 at the Durango station. Postcard photo taken circa 1945.
Train entering Silverton
Photo of the first trip of the "Painted Train", circa 1950