Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad June 2009, Part 1

[JoeIsCrazyWillman]

God this route is so amazing! Beautiful! I love it!

[lurka01]

Went on that last year. Spent a night at the Grand Imperial at Silverton and travelled back on the train and it snowed. What a great trip. Highly recomended.

[PeterNGloor]

perfect sound recording!

[riogrande45]

i work for the d&sngrr on #473

[sajdrj]

@riogrande45 since you work there, a quick question for you. How many ppl come to the D&SNGRR because of C.W. McCall?

[riogrande45]

@sajdrj alot

[CoasterFan2105]

@CaptainPoovabladoo They do operate 315 on this line, just not every day.

[CoasterFan2105]

@Chase1609 They are built as inside frame mikados. By being built this way, they are able to make more powerful locos that can still manage the narrow gauge

[puckdoc5swfl]

I was expecting the typical tourist video of someone filming FROM the train. What we have here is someone on the ground filming the train as it goes by various locations. I loved it! The sound of the train and the whistle blowing as it goes by is very cool.

[tonip420]

i got to ride from durango to silverton...great time

[starrant3]

Karen is this the best thing or what.

[fasionbug]

@Chase1609 Excessive? not really my friend. These engines need all the steam they can build to pull their trains up the mountain.

[razgrizaceblaze259]

Me and my mom rode behind #480 from Silverton to Durango, when we went to Colorado. I love the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Obviously, #480 is my favorite of their engines.

[Strasburg1991]

didnt 476 have that whistle before she retired? the whistle on 482

[dcoursey82]

From 2:21 - 4:00, is that a Rock Island 5-chime being used on that engine? It sounds awesome!!

[CoasterFan2105]

@dcoursey82Are you sure thats not just a DRGW 5 chime?

[dcoursey82]

@CoasterFan2105 It's possible, I'm no whistle expert by any means...just thought it sounded like a Rock Island 5'er. Whichever whistle it is, it still sounds wonderful...definitely ranks a close second behind a Grand Trunk Western 5'er.

[CoasterFan2105]

@dcoursey82 They have a lot of different whistles they rotate through, so it's hard to tell. A lot of them are really good too.