Durango & Silverton

In early June 2021 I was out in Durango Colorado to ride the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. This video features one of the railroads K-28's #473 out on the line and passing through locations such as Hermosa, Shalona Lake and Rockwood.

[@drewbarker8504]

Those Big Mikes are so incredibly cool and special. Thanks for getting all the great angles!

[@everettthepetractionguy4222]

"K" class, narrow gauge steam engines are general beautiful. I love the low angle shots, the consist, the beautiful scenery and blue skies. A great video all around! 👍😉🤗☝️👀

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

It's really nice to see 473's smokestack without a cinder trap for a change

[@nostall123productions]

I couldn’t agree more!

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

@@nostall123productions first time since 1989

[@nostall123productions]

@@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 473 has always been my personal favorite.

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

@@nostall123productions surprisingly mine was her sister engine 476 but the 473 does get a spot in my favorites list because of her Rio Grande custom-built 3 chime whistle that was custom-built by the DRGW according to Durango and Silverton personnel

[@nostall123productions]

@@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan all of the K-28s Are On My Favorites List TBH.

[@chasingtrains7827]

Nice shots of a Sports Model, thank you.

[@jacksalvin364]

Build in 1923 by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, New York.

[@jennifergauthier3014]

I wish they could paint the engine back into its old livery and have its old smokestack and Headlight put back on

[@thomasweekley9209]

I hope I can experience the smell of coal smoke. I hear it’s a good feeling.

[@stephensfarms7165]

No coal smoke here, it’s all oil burner and it smells bad. Go to Cumbres Toltec RR, Chama, New Mexico, they run coal.

[@DeathValleyLumberCompany]

its magical, but oil is just as good

[@Benry2]

Oil smells very similar to coal, just a bit less like a charcoal grill.

[@stephensfarms7165]

It’s very sad that this railroad use to run coal, just because of one fire, the whole atmosphere of the train of coal burning is gone forever. I’ll never ride this train again and smell oil burning. So sad 😞

[@HematomaFalafalPatrol]

That's a remarkably petty reason not to support the railroad. And there are more reasons for the oil conversions than the 416 fire.
Besides, coal smoke smells nice until it coats the inside of your nose and you can't smell anything...

[@stephensfarms7165]

@@HematomaFalafalPatrol
I just love it thou.

[@joshuafrerker4415]

@@HematomaFalafalPatrol It still smoke good using Oil .

[@DeathValleyLumberCompany]

theres still coal burners on the line running....

[@Benry2]

It has infinitely more to do than "one fire." It's about the railroad shutting down for an entire month because of said fire and then being blamed and sued over it. You can oversimplify it if you want, but the fact is that oil burners have a logistical advantage in a modern operating environment over coal burners.

[@JohnSmith-rr2ti]

This is sad.

[@kennorcott7074]

Why

[@nostall123productions]

@@kennorcott7074 he’s just a foamer upset about the oil conversions. His opinion doesn’t matter.