{"id":23342,"date":"2025-02-26T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-train-had-early-photo-shoot-this-week\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:34:19","slug":"durango-train-had-early-photo-shoot-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-train-had-early-photo-shoot-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango train had early photo shoot this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The railroad runs a flanger train after a heavy snow to push snow away from the tracks. The Feb. 17 trip was the second of the season for the flanger, but there have been more since. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad\u2019s trademark train whistle could be heard much earlier than usual Tuesday morning as a locomotive chugged its way through town to preen in front of a camera.<\/p>\n

Photographer David Yarrow, represented by Sorrel Sky Gallery, chartered the train for a photo shoot at 4:45 a.m.<\/p>\n

Jeff Johnson, general manager of the D&SNG, said work and charter trains occasionally operate outside typical hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was kind of surprised that so many people asked questions,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIt\u2019s not entirely uncommon that trains go out at different times once in a great while.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said Yarrow has been coming to Durango to take pictures of the train for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the images that are being captured here are among some of his more growing, famous pieces of work,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Yarrow is a world-renowned photographer who has photographed places and people around the world. Some of his work is displayed at Sorrel Sky Gallery in Durango, which will host Yarrow on Wednesday, Feb. 26, for a one-man show and discussion of his work.<\/p>\n

And for people wondering why the train couldn\u2019t have left early without letting the town know it was up and at \u2019em, Johnson said the railroad is legally required to blow whistles at all grade crossings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very sensitive to feedback and we\u2019ll make sure to continually work with our crews about only providing the proper amount of whistling that\u2019s needed to comply with safety for trains,\u201d he said. \u201cSo please don\u2019t think it\u2019s on deaf ears. No pun intended.\u201d<\/p>\n

jbowman@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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