Our friends Mark and Deby invited us to ride with them on their narrow gauge motor car on the Durango and Silverton Railroad. NARCOA (North American Railcar Operators Association) arranged for 25 railcars to ride the railroad in early Septermber for three days.
These are well organized and well run trips on very interesting and scenic railroads.
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| Deby and Mark |
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| The depot is no longer in use - all ticket activities are now downtown |
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| This is the bridge at Teft - a classic example of a link and pin bridge |
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| We were escorted by one of the railroads motorcars and met others out on the line |
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| These drop bottom gondolas are stored on the siding at Tacoma |
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| Bridge leading to the High Line |
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| Spectacular scenery on the High Line - cliff on one side, shear drop on the other |
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| Trees were just starting to change color |
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| The motor cars were treated as a train - track warrants giving permission to run the line were required and checked |
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| It was cold in the morning - hard hats were required along with warm coats |
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| Once the weather warmed it was open air motoring with headset for noise control and communication |
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| Scenery along the way - river on one side, rock on the other |
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| Taking a break at the Cascade Wye |
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| On one cold morning we found fishermen had started a fire in the shelter at the Cascade Wye - boy did that feel good! |
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| The railroad turns train at the Cascade Wye and often provides food for passengers - nice place to have a bite |
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| Shelter at the Wye |
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| There are nice flower gardens at the Tall Pine stop |
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| Hard hats are required on the railroad when outside the motor car |
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| This is a classic example of a stub switch at Rockwood |
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| Not often you see reindeer along the right of way |
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| This gentleman was found at Hermosa driving a Model T Speedstar. He was fun to talk with |
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| D&S storage yard at Hermosa |
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| Julie enjoying the view on the Highline |
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