Durango & Silverton Railroad June 2012, Part 1

part one of my great trip to Durango and Silverton.

[@loydsheryl]

Thank you so much for your prompt and insightful reply. I was leaning toward C&T and I appreciate the confirmation. BTW, your wonderful videos helped me come to that conclusion, so thanks for posting them. While other viewers were focusing on the engines in your videos, I was spying the scenery throughout. Ha ha. Again, thank you.

[@That_One_Guy_In_A_Band]

I totally agree, TFN, that whistle is GORGEOUS!!!!!

[@baldwinloco12]

Engine 478 is a K-28 2-8-2 built by ALCO in 1923. The equipment on the front is the air pump. All the engines at the D&SNG are outside frame steam engines, that means that the wheels are on the inside of the frame while the side rods and counter weights are on the outside. They were built for power not speed. Most of the engines have Ex. D&RGW 5 chime whistles.

[@phatboy3718]

Theres 482 behind 478

[@Mikemixolydian]

Personally 473 and 478 are my favorites. The K-28 did find themselves more on Passenger trains in their day of the 3 classes K-36 and K-37

[@JohnHorvath42]

Cool show. Great subject.

[@alyssah.5886]

Can't wait to ride it this summer!!

[@drgwrr1944]

Very nice action, great sound.

[@psycotria]

Excellent! There's nothing like a steam locomotive working it's consist up a grade. The fireman kept a good, clean fire going. One can see as each shovel-load of coal goes on. Thanks!

[@JaredHudson7]

Thats awsome!!! Good info to know. i love learning about steam engines and their american history. They look realy cool. At the big speeds they go on here look realy cool! 20 mph is tops and shoot looks cool to me. I bet they can pull more than a standard train built for speed.

[@adriansands2778]

Great vid, just doesn't get any better than this.

[@BCSchmerker]

Thanks for this bit of trivia - apparently both Baldwin and Alco adapted standard-gauge 2-8-2's for the D&RGW's 3'-0" tracks by shifting the roadwheels inboard of the frame. Lima would have needed a similar measure for a 2-8-4, but not for the far smaller Class D Shay.

[@NinjagoGuy416]

Isn't it?! The whistle is the best part!

[@loydsheryl]

Thanks for your reply, Becky. Now I have a dilemma. :-) But I will do some further research.

[@NinjagoGuy416]

I'm doing the D&S too! I haven't actually been on it yet (since it's in Colorado and I live in Ohio), but I've seen it in documentaries, and it looks beautiful. I can't wait!

[@nothx9183]

The steam train Durango & Silverton 486 has got the bell of the train Norfolk & Western.

[@nothx9183]

611

[@bambam4x]

DO the Durango Silverton. Much more scenic than the Cumbres Toltec. I''ve ridden both and the D&S IS beautifull. YOu wont regret!!

[@jacobwoods8738]

I know I am late but, C&TS is longer yet only one way (bus back) D&SNG is round trip. Do you want original facilities and water tanks and diverse scenery (C&TS) with replica cars, or the original stock and a replica roundhouse with great museum and a wonderful town which the train passes through. D&SNG. Love the old cars and different service choices and D&SNG. I was a huge C&TS fan, but know after 4 visits (each) lean towards the D&SNG.

[@jamesbelcher8509]

Western Express 4-6-0 Locomotive T328 7:40 [train whistle] 14:10 [train chugging] 16:07 [train chugging]

[@JaredHudson7]

Awsome video! What are the main differences in these 2 trains? i can see some differences like the whistles are different sounds and the 478 has all that extra steam equipment on the front. The other looks like more of a low profile train. I can tell these trains dont hound the big round wheels like the bigger trains have. I love how the whisltes arnt to high pitched and anooying like some trains and diesel horns are annoying on a diesel train.

[@deyermann]

Hey Ninjagoguy416...definitely get on your ninja schtick and do GO, guy, don't wait 416 days!! !! Loyd, when you have a dilemma you can always make di lemmanaid...and the Cog Railroad on Pike's Peak is pretty dang cool, too!!

[@haydenfox62]

Good video

[@NinjagoGuy416]

Plus, the K-28s are smaller than the K-36s, and have longer boilers.

[@thebrantfordrailfan]

i want to go there so badly but i live in southern ontario so it's gonna be a while

[@rgs455atw]

There is a saying that the D&S is Disneyland trying to be a railroad and the C&T is a railroad trying to be Disneyland. In other words if you want more authentic ride out in the middle of nowhere do the C&T. Plus C&T is more of a museum with a large yard full of narrow gauge cars. I would do the C&T.

[@ericgibbon1095]

5:34 really busy engines

[@loydsheryl]

Can anyone here advise me? We will be in Colorado in late June and have time and money to ride ONLY the Durango-Silverton OR the Cumbres-Toltec. I know both rides are spectacular. Which should we choose?

[@WindersRanger]

Though the k27's where nick named "mudhens", 478 is doing a fair amount of waddling her self...

[@raymondleggs5508]

Train's got 99 problems but a switch ain't one

[@ghostboii8820]

I've seen this in real life and I rode it I use to live in Durango but now I live near the for corners az ut Co nm

[@TheOculusTrilobite]

ex. DRGW rock island 5 chime. arent they a beauty?

[@N05L31]

They ran a DOWT event here in june until they replaced it with Dinosaur Train.

[@hajnalkasonkoly374]

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[@Er.Sunil.Pedgaonkar]

To reduce Environmental pollution, Steam Loco should be replaced by Diesel Loco

[@baldwinloco12]

Steam locomotives are run for historical reasons, they do not produce that much pollution. Not much at all compared to all the cars and trucks on the road.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

0:26 1:08 2:26 3:42 4:55 5:34 7:03 13:02

[@HematomaFalafalPatrol]

What whistle is 486 wearing? I love it!

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

A cast Brass D&RGW 5 Chime. The #486 is my personal favorite K-36 and must agree that it wears one of the most beautiful Rio Grande 5s out there.

[@jacobdolman3831]

Train durango 2012

[@TFN5459]

and then 482 is a K36 built by Baldwin in 1926.

[@MPT_Productions]

TFN5459 all K-27s were built in 1903 (Baldwin) all K-28s were built in 1923 (ALCO) all K-36s were built in 1925 (Baldwin) all K-37s were originally built as standard gauge 2-8-0s in 1902 or 1901 can't remember but all were rebuilt as K-37s narrow gauge between 1928-1930 (Baldwin both times)

[@brianfalzon92]

What 5 chime whistle was 482 wearing from 2010 until 2012? In 2013 I heard she now wears a D&RGW 5 Chime! But what different 5 chime whistle was that on 482?

[@MPT_Productions]

Brian Falzon it has always worn a D&RGW 5 Chime when it had a 5 Chime I really hope it gets back it's NYC Longbell 6 Chime or NYC 6 Chime Longbell it is like one of the best whistles ever

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

MPT 1225 that whistle was sadly stolen back in the 1990s

[@MPT_Productions]

@@nicholasmedovich8691 darn

[@Benry2]

What whistle was on 478 at 6:00-6:01.

[@mptmpt08]

ThePostwarPingu 486, 478, and 482 all have D&RGW 5 chimes

[@brucetharpe762]

12:15

[@brucetharpe762]

5:33

[@ericgibbon1095]

You don't often hear two whistles at the same time.

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

Is the whistle on the firemans side?

[@MPT_Productions]

Amatthew rail Productions always engineers but on some mainline steamers they are on both sides.

[@MPT_Productions]

Amatthew rail Productions if you mean the actual physical whistle not the whistle cord it is on the firemans side

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

@@MPT_Productions Georgetown loop actually had steam locomotives wearing 2 whistles. Occasionally the whistle chords would have 1 on engineers side and the other fireman’s side. Mostly the whistle chords would have 2 whistle chords on the engineers side.

[@ghostboii8820]

On the engineer side

[@fredgrove4220]

Can someone tell me the distance from Durango to Silverton, and how long does it take?

[@MPT_Productions]

fred grove 45.2 miles

[@MPT_Productions]

fred grove about 3-3 1/2 hours

[@2바이오]

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[@TFN5459]

Man that is one hell

[@christinawatson1743]

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