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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Review
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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 
- Address: 479 Main Ave., Durango, CO | Map It
- Phone: 970/247-2733; 888/872-4607
- www.durangotrain.com
- Category: Transportation Sites
- Location: Durango
Fodor's Review:
The most entertaining way to relive the halcyon days of the Old West is to take a ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a nine-hour, round-trip journey along the 45-mi railway to Silverton. You'll travel in comfort in lovingly restored coaches or in the open-air cars called gondolas as you listen to the train's shrill whistle as it chugs along. You get a good look at the Animas Valley, which in some parts is broad and green and in others is narrow and rimmed with rock. The train runs from mid-May to late October, with four departures daily between June and August and one daily at other times. A shorter excursion -- to Cascade Canyon -- is available in winter.
- Cost: $65
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