Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

New bluegrass train pulling into Durango

Tickets go on sale Feb. 19 for moving music venue

January 29, 2026 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment editor

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Photos and video: Locomotive No. 20

The historic Rio Grande Southern Locomotive No. 20 heads down Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks on Friday toward…

January 10, 2026 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Columns

Getting up to steam

25th Anniversary of the Durango Railroad Historical Society

December 13, 2025 • Andrew Gulliford — Staff reporter

Adoption

80 free Polar Express tickets given to foster-adopt families

‘It's a treat for us,’ mom says

November 25, 2025 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

Durango train will resume trips to Silverton

Flooding damaged sections of track north of Needleton

October 17, 2025 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Animas River

Flooding disrupts Durango & Silverton train operations

River jumped bank Saturday, damaging tracks near Needleton

October 16, 2025 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Pickup struck by train in downtown Durango

uninjured; distracted driving blamed for crash

July 22, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Vehicle blasts through railway gate near Hermosa as train approaches

destroys crossing bar, narrowly missing locomotive

July 22, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

Advance reservations down, day-of trips up on Durango-Silverton train

Railroad sees shifts in how people ride, reflecting broader tourism trends

July 14, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Historic train locomotive returns to Durango this winter

No. 20 ran from Durango to Ridgway via Mancos, Dolores, Rico and Telluride for 35 years

July 8, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Civil

Colorado Supreme Court says Durango railroad must follow county land-use codes

D&SNG began using Rockwood station as main arrival, departure point

June 3, 2025 • Richa Sharma — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

Tourism forecast shows nationwide slump, but Durango experts remain optimistic

Looking ahead to summer, local businesses project a minimal decline in customers

May 10, 2025 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Durango

Photos: First train to Silverton

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad begins trips to Silverton

May 3, 2025 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

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Photos/video: Galloping along

Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

April 26, 2025 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Construction and property

Photos: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tearing up tracks

Construction is underway on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks at College Drive near the depot rail yard.…

April 8, 2025 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Railroad construction to close section of College Drive for 10 days in downtown Durango

will be inaccessible to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic

April 1, 2025 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

Durango railroad’s new diesel shop brings past into present

American Heritage Railways grows train restoration program with more space, new technology, bigger workforce

February 28, 2025 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Durango train had early photo shoot this week

sleepers were awoken at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday by piercing whistle

February 26, 2025 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Durango train locomotive hits pickup truck in Animas Valley

of Toyota Tacoma uninjured, cited with traffic violation

February 13, 2025 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

Durango

Photos: Narrow Gauge Day marks first train of the season to Silverton

Terry Saxon cooks up 540 hots dogs midway through Narrow Gauge Day in 2022 for the Durango & Silverton Narrow…

May 7, 2022 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor