Hermosa Siding
Nov 23, 2021 12:05:35 #
The Durango and Silverton railroad is a Narrow-Gage excursion railroad that runs trains in the summer months for rail fans. The D & S RR was part of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gage division of the Started operating this line in 1882 to conned Durango and Silverton, Colorado. It was used to transport silver and gold ore from the San Juan mountains, North of Silverton.
Standard gage is 4 feet 8 1/2 inches between the rails, narrow-gauge is 3 feet between the rails. In the mountains of Colorado the cost of laying track is a lot less money and it can tighter curves because of smaller equipment. Even in 1882 it cost a million donors a mile to lay track min some places.
The railroad is listed on the National Historic register. It takes about 7 hours to travel the 90 miles, round trip.
I made this photograph in Hermosa, Colorado, siding. The locomotive fireman was working hard trying to make the boiler as possible because as soon as it passed Hermosa it would begin a 2% uphill grade. 2% means for every 100 feet traveled it would gain 2 feet.
Standard gage is 4 feet 8 1/2 inches between the rails, narrow-gauge is 3 feet between the rails. In the mountains of Colorado the cost of laying track is a lot less money and it can tighter curves because of smaller equipment. Even in 1882 it cost a million donors a mile to lay track min some places.
The railroad is listed on the National Historic register. It takes about 7 hours to travel the 90 miles, round trip.
I made this photograph in Hermosa, Colorado, siding. The locomotive fireman was working hard trying to make the boiler as possible because as soon as it passed Hermosa it would begin a 2% uphill grade. 2% means for every 100 feet traveled it would gain 2 feet.
Nov 23, 2021 12:07:26 #
Fred Neveu wrote:
The Durango and Silverton railroad is a Narrow-Gag... (show quote)
Beautiful rendering
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Nice! So, regarding the standard guage; where did that measurement come from? Think Roman chariots...
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Fred Neveu wrote:
The Durango and Silverton railroad is a Narrow-Gag... (show quote)
Great capture Fred!
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Fred Neveu wrote:
The Durango and Silverton railroad is a Narrow-Gag... (show quote)
Very nice image!!!!
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