Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge -- A Quick History, sets the scene for the historcal and still present Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The land, the people, the events included in this book bring the colorful history of railroading in Southwest Colorado to life, and provides a way to relive "yesterday's" train ride today, traveling through some of the most pristene and beautiful scenery in Colorado.
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A superbly presented regional history,
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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge: A Quick History is a superbly presented regional history of one of Colorado's colorful rail systems originally developed to service the 19th century gold, silver, lead, and copper mining districts in the San Juan mountain range. This rail roading history is set within a contextual framework of the region's overall development, economics, personalities, settlement, and population expansions from its beginnings in the 1871 as the Durango & Rio Grande down through its current incarnation to 1998. Duane Smith's informative and engaging text is peppered with historical photographs and route maps. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge is a welcome and much appreciated addition to the railroading history shelf and reference collection.
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For being such a small book, I found this tome easily exceeded my expectations. Smith does a fine job of building up the setting on the need for a railroad in chapters 1 and 2. Chapters 3 through 5 gather steam (pun intended) on the climax of the railroad arriving to the area. I found these chapters rather 'action packed'. Chapters 7 through 10 discuss the changes to the railroad over time, including some interesting eras in the line's history (Chapter 8 in particular).
Though this book does contain photos and route maps, they are not exhaustive. Most of the photos are only 1/3 a page and in black and white. There were 2 route maps and, again, rather small. However, for the cost of the book I found this to be a great introduction to the D&RG, D&RW, and D&S railroad. Chapter 1 - The Land Chapter 2 - The Problem Chapter 3 - The Answer Chapter 4 - The Railroad Does It All Chapter 5 - Marvelous Construction and Engineering Feat Chapter 6 - Dreams Fulfilled Chapter 7 - New Century, Old Problems Chapter 8 - Hollywood Takes the train Chapter 9 - Only Change Is Constant Chapter 10 - A New Era Chapter 11 - Maintaining a Heritage Chapter 12 - The Nineteenth Century
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