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Sep 21, 2017 11:45:48   #
Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.
 
Oldseadog,
Tip 1; Try to get a seat on the right side of the coach. The train follows the Animas river and the opportunities are many. Tip 2;The high light reflections off the water will blow out unless you compensate. Tip3; I've always been happy with the food at Natalia's 1912 restaurant in Silverton (they have an out door patio, nice on a good day)
Have a good trip,enjoy

Edit; besides siitng on the right try for a coach towards the end of the train and if at all possible, the front set. Otherwise you stand a good chance of getting a picture of the person in front of you using their camera, in every one of your shots.

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Sep 21, 2017 15:26:09   #
splitwindow Loc: Grapevine TX
 
I just rode the train this summer. You need to be in one of the open cars and seated on the right side as the train leaves Durango. Those are the odd numbered seats. I was in seat #1 in a car towards the rear of the train which was the very first seat on the right side of that car. My photos are posted here, do a search for Durango to find them and photos posted by others. I used a Nikon D700 and a 80-200 2.8. I just realized much of what I said was the same as Old Sea Dog said above. I didn't see his post before I wrote mine.

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Sep 22, 2017 10:38:33   #
oldseadog43kc Loc: Kansas City, Mo.
 
Rich1939 wrote:
Oldseadog,
Tip 1; Try to get a seat on the right side of the coach. The train follows the Animas river and the opportunities are many. Tip 2;The high light reflections off the water will blow out unless you compensate. Tip3; I've always been happy with the food at Natalia's 1912 restaurant in Silverton (they have an out door patio, nice on a good day)
Have a good trip,enjoy

Edit; besides siitng on the right try for a coach towards the end of the train and if at all possible, the front set. Otherwise you stand a good chance of getting a picture of the person in front of you using their camera, in every one of your shots.
Oldseadog, br Tip 1; Try to get a seat on the rig... (show quote)


Thanks a lot. Will try and use your advice to get the best seat available. I'm surprised by how busy/full the train is in mid-October. Natalia's 1912 restaurant it will be.

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Sep 22, 2017 10:39:29   #
oldseadog43kc Loc: Kansas City, Mo.
 
splitwindow wrote:
I just rode the train this summer. You need to be in one of the open cars and seated on the right side as the train leaves Durango. Those are the odd numbered seats. I was in seat #1 in a car towards the rear of the train which was the very first seat on the right side of that car. My photos are posted here, do a search for Durango to find them and photos posted by others. I used a Nikon D700 and a 80-200 2.8. I just realized much of what I said was the same as Old Sea Dog said above. I didn't see his post before I wrote mine.
I just rode the train this summer. You need to be... (show quote)


Thanks

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Sep 22, 2017 10:47:19   #
Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.
 
oldseadog43kc wrote:
I'm surprised by how busy/full the train is in mid-October.


One word, Aspens

I hope they're still in full color when you're there.

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Sep 22, 2017 14:51:41   #
oldseadog43kc Loc: Kansas City, Mo.
 
Rich1939 wrote:
One word, Aspens

I hope they're still in full color when you're there.


What I hear from Taos, they should be in early October for sure

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Sep 22, 2017 21:45:41   #
splitwindow Loc: Grapevine TX
 
splitwindow wrote:
I just rode the train this summer. You need to be in one of the open cars and seated on the right side as the train leaves Durango. Those are the odd numbered seats. I was in seat #1 in a car towards the rear of the train which was the very first seat on the right side of that car. My photos are posted here, do a search for Durango to find them and photos posted by others. I used a Nikon D700 and a 80-200 2.8. I just realized much of what I said was the same as Old Sea Dog said above. I didn't see his post before I wrote mine.
I just rode the train this summer. You need to be... (show quote)


I need to correct what I wrote about the odd number seats being on the right side as I just found tickets from my ride this summer. I had seats #1 & 2 and the were both on the right side.

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Sep 23, 2017 00:43:27   #
rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
 
Rich1939 wrote:
Oldseadog,
Tip 1; Try to get a seat on the right side of the coach. The train follows the Animas river and the opportunities are many. Tip 2;The high light reflections off the water will blow out unless you compensate. Tip3; I've always been happy with the food at Natalia's 1912 restaurant in Silverton (they have an out door patio, nice on a good day)
Have a good trip,enjoy

Edit; besides siitng on the right try for a coach towards the end of the train and if at all possible, the front set. Otherwise you stand a good chance of getting a picture of the person in front of you using their camera, in every one of your shots.
Oldseadog, br Tip 1; Try to get a seat on the rig... (show quote)

Yes, photographing train as it goes around curve can often give good view. Incidentally, I have found that viewing other photographers as part of the view improves my attitude towards them
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-473004-1.html

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Sep 23, 2017 01:12:52   #
larryepage Loc: North Texas area
 
The tracks are built on the west side of the canyon. So once the climb starts, the most spectacular landscapes will be on the east side. There are some old mines to be seen uphill on the west side, and the first good views of Silverton will be from the west side also. Much of the return trip will be after the sun has moved behind the mountains, which has pluses and minuses. Most of the return trip is downhill, so there will be quite a bit less exhaust from the locomotive. I believe that the Needleton tank is on the west side of the track. The train should stop there in both directions, but the best photos will be on the way up in the morning.

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