Greetings from Durango, Colorado, where we introduced our new Colorado Railroads magazine today to several hundred people gathered for the opening season day thank you to the people who make all of this possible and to the town that hosts the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. We had a gorgeous day, so before the event, which features great western music and free hot dogs, I had to follow the last train of the spring to go to Cascade Canyon and return.I managed to catch it once along the Animas River in Durango and again at the water tank at Hermosa, before it climbs into the mountains.
Tomorrow starts the day-long trips to Silverton as the tourist season ramps up. I'll be riding that train in the glass topped Knight Sky passenger car homemade in Durango. I am looking forward to the experience -- it looks to be a narrow gauge dome car -- except that the entire car is a dome!
The last Cascade Canyon train had Mikado No. 482 on the point and plenty of passengers on board. Tomorrow, we'll have two sections of the Silverton train, one with 482 again and another one with No. 473, the cover gal for our Colorado Railroads magazine. Have a great weekend, everyone!
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