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Narrow Gauge To Silverton By John Hungerford Soft Cover
Narrow Gauge To Silverton By John Hungerford
Soft Cover
36 Pages
Copyright 1955
THE MOUNTAIN WONDERLAND of the San Juan Country of southwestern Colorado, in addition to its mighty peaks al A S with perpetual snow and the scenic grandeur of the entire area, possesses an American heirloom, the Silverton Branch of the Deriver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
Here, nestled in a crevice on the roof of the continent, is a railroad unique-the last narrow gauge passenger common carrier in the United States outside of Hawaii and Alaska. Time was when narrow gauge tracks extended 16,000 miles throughout the country and interlaced 42 different states, hut that was back in the 19th cenury. Times and conditions changed and as they did slim gauge, as railroaders sometimes called it, was either altered to standard width or abandoned altogether.
Happily, though, a remnant continues to exist and because of its presence it is still possible for people to sample the most glorious single day's trip in the nation. Not alone are the alpine heights, the pine-clad slopes and the rushing streams the chief attractions; there is the spell of the narrow gauge train. In this diesel age here is oldtime railroading, vintage of the 1880's and 1890's, faithfully projected into this mid-20th century.
Who among us is not a railroader at heart? An editorial writer not long ago had this to say: -Among all the mechanical devices with which our generations have surrounded themselves and built the nation, the steam locomotive is the only one to have captured an almost universal affection." That affection is deep-seated and, perhaps, explains why the Silverton Branch carries thousands of passengers each summer season.
At any time, the narrow gauge trip awakens fond memories for one generation while at the same time providing a graphic page from the past for today's youth. That vanishing breed, the steam locomotive, performs at its best, the aroma of coal smoke perfumes the atmosphere, the diminutive open-platform wooden coaches remind of an age long gone.
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