The 486 Steam Engine Arrival is a photograph by Janice Pariza which was uploaded on November 29th, 2018.
The 486 Steam Engine Arrival
The 486 Steam Engine pulls into the Station at The Durango Railway on a stormy Autumn at dusk...
This Image placed 2nd in Sept. 2019 Steam Engines... more
Title
The 486 Steam Engine Arrival
Artist
Janice Pariza
Medium
Photograph - Photography Art
Description
The 486 Steam Engine pulls into the Station at The Durango Railway on a stormy Autumn at dusk...
This Image placed 2nd in Sept. 2019 Steam Engines Contest!
This Image placed 1st in 'Best Train Photographs' 2/22
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates 45.2 miles (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark and is also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
The route was originally opened in 1882 by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) to transport silver and gold ore mined from the San Juan Mountains. The line was an extension of the D&RG 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line from Antonito, Colorado, to Durango. The last train to operate into Durango from the east was on December 6, 1968. The states of New Mexico and Colorado purchased 64 miles between Antonito and Chama, New Mexico, in 1970 and operates today as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Trackage between Chama and Durango was removed by 1971.
The line from Durango to Silverton has run continuously since 1881, although it is now a tourist and heritage line hauling passengers, and is one of the few places in the U.S. which has seen continuous use of steam locomotives. In March 1981, the Denver & Rio Grande Western sold the line and the D&SNG was formed.
Some rolling stock dates back to the 1880s. Trains operate from Durango to the Cascade Wye in the winter months and Durango–Silverton during the summer months. Durango depot was built in January 1882 and has been preserved in original form.
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November 29th, 2018
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Comments (18)
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your winning 3rd Place tie in the contest… LOCOMOTIVE OR TRAIN! Fl
Toni Hopper
Congratulations! Your photo was selected as a feature image recently, for Women Photographers group. Please add it to the discussion for featured images for future visibility in the group. This is quite a dynamic image!
John Hughes
Congratulations, your wonderful image has been featured on the Homepage of the Photography Only Group, please feel free to add it as a permanent record to the Discussion thread for featured images.
Luther Fine Art
Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
Randy Rosenberger
This piece of fine artwork has earned the honor of being chosen to show off to other artists and prospective buyers here in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is an honor to share this piece of well composed and beautiful art on our Featured section of our homepage. Thanks much for sharing! Liked and Faved Randy B. Rosenberger (administrator of the WFS group)
Judy Vincent
Amazing capture! This will be the “Cars, Planes, and Trains” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 11/30/18!