Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Co

Local News

Durango train punches through avalanche paths ahead of summer season

buried in 60 feet of snow in some locations

April 1, 2019

Business

Durango train purchases building, prompting two businesses to relocate

Railroad will consolidate offices near Main Avenue and College Drive

March 28, 2019

Local News

416 Fire investigation taking ‘longer than expected,’ Forest Service says

Plata County commissioner grills officials about why a cause has not been released

March 19, 2019

Southwest Life

Galloping Goose plows through snowstorms in Animas Valley

Passengers get an old-fashioned railroading experience

March 7, 2019

Local News

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge begins era of oil-burning locomotives

SP-18 engine arrives as training platform for crews

February 16, 2019

Southwest Life

Galloping Goose to run winter excursions on Durango & Silverton railroad

Motorized rail car will travel up Animas Valley

February 9, 2019

Local News

Mary Jane, boat with a story, to dock at Durango train museum

80-year-old vessel arrived via railroad, puttered around Electra Lake

January 15, 2019

Action Line

In a turn for the worse, cars drive on train tracks

Railroad crews use heavy equipment to pull out a car that got stuck on New Year’s Eve after the driver…

January 7, 2019

Local News

416 Fire lawsuit may be put on hold

Lawyers argued for 40 minutes in closed chambers about the issue

January 3, 2019

Local News

Taxpayers pay half the costs when Durango-Silverton train starts fires

Service responded to about 20 fires in two decades costing $1.2 million

December 12, 2018

Local News

Need a tree? Take the train

Durango railroad offers trips to cut down trees in the San Juan Mountains

December 5, 2018

Local News

Six months later, no cause released for 416 Fire

Service declares 54,000-acre blaze is finally out

November 30, 2018

Local News

Photo: Train returns to daily winter schedule

Tourists wave to family and friends on a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train on Friday as it makes…

November 25, 2018

Local News

Silverton’s skijoring race likely to return this winter

Canceled last year, town’s popular winter event is back on track

October 24, 2018

Local News

Al Harper: ‘Every crisis makes you better’

owner says railroad has long history of overcoming disasters

October 20, 2018

Local News

Paranormal investigators to search Silverton’s haunted Grand Imperial Hotel

Saturday’s search is part of a worldwide ghost hunt

September 28, 2018

Local News

Train hits sedan on 32nd Street, no injuries reported

of Hyundai cited for disregarding traffic signal, crossing gate

September 26, 2018

Local News

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad rolls again

Harper: ‘It has been the toughest summer you can imagine’

September 22, 2018

Local News

Photo: Railroad will resume Durango to Silverton trips Friday

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroadâ€™s 476 locomotive returns to Durango on Thursday evening after a nearly two-month absence.…

September 20, 2018

Local News

Durango train plans to resume full service Sept. 21

Repairs to tracks damaged by mudslides should be complete this weekend

September 11, 2018

Local News

Durango & Silverton railroad repairing damage from mudslides

expected to be completed by Sept. 15

August 31, 2018

Talk about Town

New mountain coaster to open Saturday at Purgatory Resort

4,000-foot-long track features nine switchbacks, 300-foot vertical drop

August 24, 2018

Local News

Railroad ridership down about 27% after fire, debris flows

officials, business owners discuss state of community

August 23, 2018

Local News

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad bolsters fleet for dry years

says train will never shut down again because of fire danger

August 4, 2018