The Day After Christmas - Winter Steam on the Durango and Silverton
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Lettered for the 'Polar Express,' D&RGW 2-8-2 #482 leads the Cascade Canyon Winter Train on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. #482 passes through a real life winter wonderland on the day after Christmas, as fresh snow coats the ground in the Animas River valley.
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December 26, 2014
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My husband and I took the Durango-Silverton train on our 5th wedding anniversary on a warm summer’s day in July 1989. Colorado’s beauty, coupled by the sound of the steam engine powering through the canyon is even more spectacular in winter as this video readily attests.
So wonderful with the beautiful landscape and snow and it's like a dream because I have never, ever ridden on a train in my life.
I’m an Aussie who rode this marvellous train in 2009. This video is brilliant and brings back marvellous memories.
To think that there were thousands of those trains across America working everyday. Blocking intersections and belching smoke and coal dust. They were part of life and only now do we notice the incredible beauty and awe inspiring power they had. So few remain
It never ceases to amaze me how those two narrow slivers of steel can hold thousands of pounds of train on the straight and narrow path (at least one HOPES they can)! Talk about faith, there is a good example.
Everybody that LOVES Trains should ride this train.. ......period.... I did and it is still burned into my memories like it was yesterday.
Thankyou James,for that wonderful Christmas gift!!! I'm a 66 year old boy from Oz (Australia) who loves getting a trainset for Christmas. I've only ridden that train once in summer,20 yrs ago, but boy, what a ride it is.I treasure that memory.Winter sure is magic!
❤Absolutely beautiful! i miss hearing these when i was a child😢 thanks for the memories😉👍
Beautiful. I particularly love the "Coming Round the Mountain" sections!
Oh This is amazing and gorgeous. I love trains....especially these old steam trains. Thank you for an awesome video.
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I've ridden the Durango and Silverton as well a good 20 + steam lines this one is the best. I don't beleave there is a bad steam line but the D&S is my personal favorite lots of rail action and mining history. Silverton is a historic mining town in the old west. I live in Southern Michigan cattle country but I do have the Little River railroad Pere Marquette 1225 and the huckleberry railroad narrow gauge all are very cool to check out and ride.
You can feel the locomotive breath giving its best. You can not love it! Merry Christmas! 2019
Fantastic, I would just love to travel on that train with all those gorgeous winter views, just beautiful 🇬🇧👍
Magical I love these steamtrains! My father loved them all his life and this one in particular touched my soul for my father has passed away several years now but I have been sick lately and when I opened my yourube this was there and I cried💕🚂because it's as though he's letting me know he's watching over me❤❤ So everytime I think of my father and a train or steamtrain shows up, I know in my heart it is Dad🚂❤💚❤🚂💚
Thank you for the beautiful video
Blessings 💗💗
Jeanne Valeur He will be with you as long as you remember :)
Jeanne Valeur. I got the love of all forms of steam power from my farther too, and I can remember steam running most trains on the railway close to where we lived.
All those traction engine rally’s we were ‘dragged’ to in the 1960s as a family, but we thoroughly enjoyed them when we were there!
That engine is saying, "I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN". You can hear it so clearly. Nice video. Beautiful scenery.
Chuk chuk chuk chuk......😂🤣
Positive thinking. Good
In Germany it says: "Ach hilf mir doch - Ach hilf mir doch..." (please help me...) ;-)
I said the same thing, then I read the comments. You just confirmed it.
Haha love it.!!!!
This reminds me of my Grandfather’s house at 467 Linwood Avenue in Buffalo NY the top floor he dedicated to his original West German Train Set. This room as I remember as a very very little girl as the stairs were creaking and cracking as you take each step and when I opened the door to this room as my Dearest GrandMother escorted me. All of the entire town right down to every aspect of detail I was in AWE and to this day it was the most wonderful excellent magical room and I vowed to pay very very close attention to every possible minute detail. God bless you always dearest GrandFather Dr. Leon H.Smith. RIP AHMEN
Yes, I remember..... It think I can, I think I can..... I know I can, I know I can. It's beautiful, crisp and clean, and outstanding photography!
How well I remember the San Juan Mountains as we headed toward Silverton ... RIP Hank..
That is so awesome! What a powerful little engine, and after seeing this will have to come an visit one day!
najlepsze wideo trakcji parowej jakiego od dawna już nie oglądałem. Brawo !
My Irish immigrant grandfather was an engineer and fireman on the D RG 4 close to 40 years. Watching these videos makes me realize why he loved his job so much. At the age a 70 they retired him. He bought a home in Alamosa after having a home in Chama. I have ridden the cumbres and Toltec Railway along with the Durango and Silverton railroad. Very fortunate to have the opportunity to experience what my grandfather experienced everyday.
What an awesome video! Thanks you! Maybe someday I can ride this train!
*Sigh*....oh, so beautiful. This is a most magnificent and oh, so beautiful train, and video footage made. Wow! Love the smoke coming out. So glad many cool people are out there.
Absolutely splendid video. A steam train passing through God’s country! What a wonderful way to end my day!
Can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this video, simply grand ! Thanks for posting.
Excellent !! Love the giant plumes. Seems like quite a big consist for that little engine, but he knew he could.
Really great locations.
Trains are magical. I love trains!
Me too
I envy the Engine driver he must have been feeling nice warm and cozy during this part of the year. In his canin . Awesome shots . Thanks for uploading.
I rode this train back in 1978, I was young, such a thrill. What great memories I will always have of that day.
Great video showing a fairy tale scene with impressive scenery.
Great video, and the shot and scenery at 4:28 was the best I think I ever saw.
It was really good. That is a beautiful location.
2016 my son Cody and I made this a part of our 5700 mile road trip. Definitely one of the highlights. The trip up to Silverton is a uphill pull with the engine working hard, so expect coal smoke and lots of it. It is worth it though, when you arrive in the gem of Silverton, with so much to wander and see. Have lunch and relax into another world, cares slip away for a brief. We chose a parlor car, if I remember correctly, with a host and our own table, refreshments and souvenirs included in the price. Bucket list item joyfully checked off. Recommend this to anyone wanting to make a special memory.
AMAZING !!!! NOTHING LIKE OLD FASHION,AND THE VIEW AT THE MOUNTAIN ,WITH THE SNOW!!!! THE WILD NATURE!!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARE!!!!!
Very beautiful footage in a specially attractive day.
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Loved hearing it talk; "think i can , think i can, think i can" and whoosh get rid of the watered steam , and i did it ! At seventy six years of age some things you never forget! and the steam locomotives did talk. diesels they just hum.
Bill, YES I can ,yes I can, yes I can!!!!!!!! despite my age i still can!!!!
Ahaaaaa. Instantly on reading your comment, I heard those words, too.
I can't believe that is the same train in the late sixties we were on during a western vacation ... my father love this more than anything! I will get those pictures out to reminisce we took such wonderful pictures on that beautiful trip through Durango and the mountains he would have loved this video! Thank you so much
Absolutely gorgeous. Shots like these are exactly why this is number one on my bucket list of railroads to ride.
Outstanding. Incredible scenes in the snow.
Thank you, incredible steam train in the snow!
Without any doubt, the most beautiful video of steam railroading I have ever seen!
I must ride this train someday!
The scenic views are exhilarating ❤❤❤❤ the train is an exordinary work of art!
Absolutely the best video I have ever seen on youtube, that is better quality than movie or TV production. AND it has a steam train to boot.
Great work.
Those are light cars. Not like they were full of coal. Or pig iron.
David B Lowe you beat me to it on your comments , all you said is true !
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Derek Thompson someone’s pretty bitter, I doubt that one of the last of a handful of trains is a factor at all. Especially when most of that smoke is just water vapor
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Superb! Must have been a pleasure to watch. Lucky with the weather too...
This reminds me of when I rode with the crew at the Texas State Railroad many times; many wonderful memories were made while in the cab and was very educational too.
What a magnificent sight! Well done to the team who keep this splendid example of engineering running.
Fantastic video! The very essence of the Polar Express!
Even the tender has polar express written on it
Great Video. It brings back many memories of hoping off at the Weminuch area. Thank you
Absolutely beautiful. I love that steam locomotive horn. I love trains. That is a lonesome whistle that just soothes my soul. Thank guys.
This is great to see! I love the old trains; they were the best, really! They had heart and soul!
SO AWESOME ran along side of many over the years of running the mountains AMEN
That is just wonderful! I'm going to save up and get there some day. From a train mad Scotsman!xxx.
Parents had a summer home in Creede, CO. Have ridden this train a few times with kids and grand kids. Very scenic trip along the Animas River. Silverton is a fun town with some great hole in the wall restaurants. All well worth with the price.
WoW what a powerful Loco -that its able to pull all those carriages. Great cinematography - joy to watch...
Terrific footage! Very impressive train and shots from great locations.
Beautiful! Beautiful! Just beautiful!!!
Outstanding steam engineering! Merci beaucoup from Paris France and a happy NEW! Emmanuel
Amazing . . . Engine , scenery absolutely breathtaking . Thank you for such beautifully shot footage.
Beautiful video and sound. Love the part where the train hugs the cliff above the Animas River Valley.
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I've lost count how many times I've ridden the Durango & Silverton NG RR. it's over 10 times. The first 2 were when it still belonged to the Denver & Rio Grade Western RR. If your hair stands up on the back of your neck like mine when you hear a Steam Locomotives mournful sound of its whistle then this train ride is well worth the round trip to Durango & Silverton and back‼️🚂🚂🚂🚂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Allan Muller When you grow up there and hear that whistle 30 times a day, trust me, the excitement wears off. Could'nt imagine a better place to grow up though.
Allan Muller what are the dates it open??
hello question, are people allowed to go from car to car on train rides . and if so is permission need to . if one needed to meet or see someone in the next car.
I want to go there some day,My brother has been on it and says it's great.
Yes, you can go from car to car. No permission is needed.
isn't that train whistle the best EVER!? xx I wish I lived near that railroad track!
Beautiful scenes of a moving long train which powered by a steam engine in a highland. Many thanks to the film making team so much
Breathtakingly Beautiful!
(Thank you for not having voice overs or annoying music)
Exactly this. Adding ANYTHING would have been subtracting.
Those gates should go down alot sooner for safety! But these old trains are such beauties!!
I noticed that too.
Yaelra R. my thought
Too much smoke
I think it just looks closer due to the way it was being filmed with a telephoto lens.
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Beautiful video! 👍👍👍 Amazing mountain views!
from Chile, thank you very much.
Wonderful video.
Great video especially with the snow
We rode on the train in September and it was worth the trip.
Frank Winter,
Which State and area were you when you rode the train.
Colorado. Durango-silverton
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I love this video so much I could cry. Beautiful old steam locomotive and coaches...in snow. What could be better?
Awesome,just awesome,what a perspective,from the outside!the whistle,the heavy engine breathing. I’m sharing this video with my friends in Europe,they got trains,but not like this….
love the steam trains, Thanks for the video.
Great movie and stunning scenes in snow ! Greetings from France.
Trains in the snow can't beat it good views of mountains and forests it looks fantastic ( thanks)
Beautiful scenery and great filming. A joy to watch. Thanks for uploading.
It's beautiful around Durango. My Aunts ex is from Alamosa.
When little my mom and I rode Santa Fe train from Kansas City to Wellington, ks.
Sound like Popcorn popcorn lol
That whistle on 482 is actually an original D&RGW 5 Chime which sounds awesome!
Stuck at home in Florida. 103 degrees!! Love 💕 this video
I used to live south of there in Albuquerque. Never knew that RR was even there. Now I'm in the midwest. But I WILL go back and ride that train when I retire. Merry Christmas!
Rode it this past summer but winter scenes have such unique beauty
As a little boy I'd always craft christmas tree layouts with my Lionel's. I'd take those cheap dollar store snow sheets and put little wooden blocks underneath of the snow to make hills and valleys. I'd always envisioned a snowy landscape in my head, but back in that day there was no real access to videos like this, perhaps pictures.
Seeing this sends me reeling. I feel like I am in the 90's setting up that tree all over again. Anyway, brilliant footage. Hard to take in how gorgeous our world is sometimes.
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Things that never die
Excellent! no annoying back ground music or endless over detailed narration. The cuffing and whistle are music itself.
Beautiful run! I loved it! and i loved the train and the "CASCADE RUN" (looks like where part of the video was taken) UP the mountain after we left Durango train station ( i believe it was Sept 11 2021) it is a GREAT run up the mountain! and then back down the mountain. Once you get up the mountain it is absolutely beautiful up there. Makes you want to camp or live up there. bring your camera and video. Very memorable! FUN! LOTS OF FUN. i would diffinitely do it again and again; LOVE THE SOUND OF THE STEAM ENGINE TRAIN! AWESOME! AND THE HORN! it is unmatched by any horns
This must be some rush for that train engineer, looks beautiful.
Rob,
It sure made my heart ssparkle watching this video.
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Fantastic, quality footage. Good job!
On my loving sisters birthday! A tremendously scenic trip on an unforgettable day !
Brilliant ,really like your Polar Express,Santa's Bell still Rings for me at 64.,thanks for the video,bless.
Unreal, beautiful! Trank You for this Xmas gift!
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This is my favorite. Steam in the winter adds a lot, especially with fallen snow. Metering a snow scene is not easy for many of us still photographers but this was perfect.
Great video. I've been on this train from Durango to Silverton and it is a trip to remember. I live in Colorado and love it here.
I have taken this train in the summer, a great trip
"I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, ......"
Good one. That children's story is a classic.
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i swear i hearing same.lol
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I had the privilege of riding this train in 2000. Now I wish I could have ridden it during Christmas. Lovely trip down memory lane.
Love to see those old steam engines running ! Beautiful scenery also ! And to here them old whistles blow love it ! 🇺🇸 👍👍They were known as the iron horse back in the day !
i like the video at 5 minutes 10 seconds you get a real nice horizontal blast of steam.awesome video. one of the better steamer videos i ve seen
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Eines der schönsten Wintervideos die ich gesehen habe!
Danke für die Aufnahmen!
Excellent capture. Made me feel so nostagic for a simpler life.
What a beautiful winter wonderland scenic railway! What else can you say but just be captivated by it all. Also 12 on the hook is a big ask, even for this tough little loco, but she handles it so well, brilliant footage, so thanks from Ken in Scotland, UK and best wishes for Christmas! K
This will be perfect as a model railroad.
Thanks for the awesome video!!!!!!!!!
My father was an engineer with the New York Central that later became the Penn Central RR
Wow. Superb filming and what a fabulous journey that must be!