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Durango & Silverton Railroad Narrow Gauge Museum |
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he Durango & Silverton Railroad is proud to share the fascinating history of railroading, transportation and mining with people from around the world. The 12,000 square foot museum was created in 1998 utilizing 8 stalls of the ‘new’ 15-stall roundhouse built in 1989. Many families and old railroad workers have donated or provided artifacts that tell the history of railroading, especially from the D&RGW line. The museum staff is knowledgeable in the history and current affairs of the local railroad. With a large selection of railroad history books, the staff is available as a great resource to help you find more information.
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Click to see the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Museum plotted on a Google Maps page
from Durango & Silverton All Aboard!
magazine - 2023 / collection
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Durango Depot
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brochure / collection
Since 1925, nearly 30 films have shot on location in and around Durango. The dramatic and varying landscapes as well as the historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad are unique assets that appeal to the film industry and tourists.
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collection
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Model Railroads
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Equipment
Durango & Silverton #478
Durango & Silverton #478
Durango, Co / Jun 2011 / Matt Bradley 
Durango & Silverton #478
to Durango & Silverton #478, 1981
to Durango Museum display, 2016
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from Cinders & Smoke: A Guide to the D&SNRG by Doris Osterwald - 1986 / collection
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Durango & Silverton #486
Durango & Silverton #486
Durango, Co / Jun 2005 / Don Hinchliffe
Durango & Silverton #486
to Cañon City CO static display, 1967
to Durango & Silverton #486, 1999
to Durango Museum display
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See also our complete Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Motive Power scrapbook
Durango & Silverton #0500
wooden caboose / May 2023 / RWH
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Durango, Co / Jan 2000 / Jim Sands
General Palmer
UNCOMMON or UNUSUAL equipment
Durango & Silverton #B-7
"General Palmer"
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collection
urango & Silverton Narrow Gauge #B-7 is a 36" gauge wooden open platform business car. It bears the name "General Palmer" in honor of William Jackson Palmer, founder of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway and its narrow gauge empire through Colorado. The car was built in 1880 by the Denver & Rio Grande car shops as a slim gauge baggage car. In 1886, it was converted to a company pay car and then later rebuilt again in 1963 into its present business car configuration, as Denver & Rio Grande Western #B-7.
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usiness Car B-7 was built in 1880 by the Burnham Shops of the D&RG as a flat-roofed baggage car, using ironwork from Billmeyer and Small at
1886. The car was lowered in 1930. In 1946 the B-7 and B-2 (now the "Cinco Animas") made a last official trip over the entire Rio Grande Southern Railroad with noted authors Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg as guests. During still another rebuilding at the Burnham Shops in 1963, the underframe and trucks were modemized and strengthened, the kitchen was remodelled, a
"Rio Grande Gold" paint job was added and the car renamed the "General William Jackson Palmer" in honor of the founder of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, The car is now owned by the D&SNG and will be used as a business car when repaired. It also has the distinction of being the oldest business car owned and operated by any U.S. railroad.
Doris B. Osterwald / Cinders & Smoke: A Guide to the D&SNRG / 1988
Silverton, Co / Aug 2005 / Nathan Holmes
Rockwood, Co / Aug 2005 / Nathan Holmes
See also our complete Durango & Silverton Rolling Stock scrapbook
Snapshots
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