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469.1 ROCKWOOD 7367To the left of this old timber camp are the HermosaCliffs. Three miles north is Electra Lake, majorsource o f water used in production o f electricityfor the Durango area. Having bypassed the box

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Read Down M i l e Post Stat ion Elevat ion R e a d UpLv. 9:15 a.m. 4 5 1 . 5 D U R A N G O 6520 A r . 6:00 p.m.Durango is the hub of the San Juan basin, unbe-lievably r ich i n natural resources. Ample watersupports thriving agriculture. Timber, coal, pre-cious metals, petroleum and natural gas providea diversified base for the Basin's solid economy.

462.5 H E R M O S A 6645Here the railroad leaves the valley, climbing alongthe mountain side to bypass a box canyon locatedabove Bakers Bridge (between M i l e Posts 465and 466).

10:50 a.m. 4 7 2 . 3 TA C O M A 7 3 1 6 4 : 4 5 p.m.Western Colorado Power Plant generates electric-ity, using water from Electra Lake.

11:05 a.m. 4 7 4 . 0 " A h , Wilderness" 4 : 1 5 p.m.Guest Ranch

Perfect hide-away resort, accessible only by thenarrow gauge "Silverton."

479-483Famous Needle Mountains, "The Alps o f Amer-ica," majestically dominate the scene.

idiqNTUrNI[riFollowing is a timetable of your trip between Durango and Silverton. A brief description of points alongthe way is provided to bring your "journey to yesterday" into sharper focus.

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Read Down M i l e Post Stat ion Elevation R e a d Up11:40 a.m. 4 8 4 . 0 NEEDLETON 8141 3 : 4 5 p.m.

Once a flourishing mining camp, but now a meccafor hunters, mountain climbers and fishermen.Snow slide area located between Mi le Post 486.1and Silverton. Route is opened in the spring byengines equipped with wedge plows and by bull-dozers hauled to area on flat cars.

12:14 p.m. 4 9 0 . 5 E L K PARK 8883 3 : 0 5 p.m.Many beautiful waterfalls line both sides of trackin this truly primitive area.Ar. 12:40 p.m. 496 .7 SILVERTON 9300 L v . 2:40 p.m.Still an active mining camp, this city has gainedmodern acclaim as a location f o r many moviecompanies and is a favorite stopping place f o rColorado visitors.The Grand Imperial Hotel was built in 1882-3, andfor years served as the showplace for the SilverKings. Equipped with modern facilities, the hoteltoday pampers patrons o f the Space Age. Trainpassengers are invited to visit its fascinating mu-seum without charge.

ONLY $5.50 ROUND TRIP($4.40 for children 15 years and younger) Advancereservations are desirable!Send check or money order, payable to Denver &Rio Grande Western Railroad, with complete in-formation to Rio Grande Agent, Durango, Colo-rado; or to H. F. Eno, Passenger Traffic Manager,Box 5482 Terminal Annex, Denver 17, Colorado.Tickets wil l be mailed to you. During 1963, trainwill run daily, Saturday, June 8 thru Wednesday,September 4; after which i t wi l l operate on t r i -weekly basis, Sunday, Wednesday and Fr iday,through September 25 (September 8, 11, 13, 15, 18,20, 22, 25).

Your "Journey to Yesterday"Your trip on the Silverton—last of the West's narrowgauge railroad pioneers—is truly a "journey to yester-day." Your train and the spectacularly scenic route ittraverses are indelibly stenciled in western history asmajor contributors to the growth and progress thathighlighted this area in the 80's.

Construction of the Silverton branch began October3, 1881 at Durango, to meet demands of mass trans-portation created by rapidly developing mining interestsof the San Juan area. In spite of the almost impossiblebarrier presented by the rugged mountain terrain andits extreme weather conditions, rails had reached Rock-wood—some 19 miles distant—by December Ilth. OnJuly 8, 1882, the route thru the Rio de Las AnimasCanyon was complete to Silverton.

Added distinction of the Silverton line came throughuse of the first steel rails, 30 pounds to the yard, manu-factured by the Colorado Coal and Iron Company,predecessor of today's Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp-oration. The narrow gauge track (3'0" wide), unique inrailroading today, was a practical, economical solution

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The unparalleled popularity of The Silverton "Journeyto Yesterday". t h e sincere interest of Americans inpreserving authentic visible ties with the beginning ofthe West a n d Durango's growing importance as thehub of one of the nation's finest vacation-recreationareas—these are major factors in Durango's RioGrande-land.

Initial Rio Grande-land projects include restoring tooriginal "turn-of-the-century" condition those proper-ties adjacent to the railroad depot and facing Durango'sMain Avenue from 4th Street to 6th Street.

Exciting and far-reaching, the program is but a con-tinuation of Rio Grande's lifetime interest in the area.In fact, the railroad literally brought Durango into ex-istence as i t pushed its rails south and west in the1880's. The Denver and Rio Grande Western was thetransportation lifeblood for miners and others whopenetrated the Rockies. Four score years later, therailroad still sets the pace for progress, giving vital

to railroad construction in the mountains. RIOGRAN DE's main line between Denver, Pueblo, SaltLake City and Ogden became standard gauge (4'81/2"wide) in 1890, but contribution of the narrow gaugelines will ever remain a glorious chapter in westernhistory.

Whatever the hardships involved, the Silverton fullyjustified its existence by supplying vital transportationto the rich San Juan district, where mining productionexceeded $300,000,000 in little more than 60 years.

This cherished link with the past provides a super-scenic bonus for sightseers of today. Route of "TheSilverton" along the Rio de Las Animas is the mostspectacular traversed by any railroad on the NorthAmerican continent.

The brightly colored coaches in which you travelwere the first passenger equipment to serve the Silvertonbranch • • the locomotives that pull them are veterans,too, of many years service on this and other Rio Grandenarrow gauge lines.

PRESENTATION O F THE PAST

impetus and leadership to the tourist industry so im-portant to the area's present day economy.

Durango is the center of one of the most amazingrecreation areas imaginable. Mesa Verde National Parkis next door to the west; Monument Valley, Canyon deChelly, all the Navajo country to the southwest. Ourayand the fabulous San Juan Mountains to the north;eastward, more mountains, the San Luis Valley and theGreat Sand Dunes National Monument; the new Nava-jo Trail highway through the center of it all, and Dur-ango astride it.

In order that the full potential of the developmentprogram may be realized, Rio Grande-land plans aresound and far-sighted: long range, but flexible. RioGrande-land—past, present and future—is a bright re-flection on the pioneering spirit o f Colorado's ownhome railroad.

ALEXIS M c K I N N E Y, DIRECTOR, D U R A N G O . COLORADO

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. 4 1 1 • • • , i , - -T h e Vi s t a - D o m e C A L I F O R N I A Z E P H Y R (cB&Q-D&Ruw-wr).Dcmgned-and sched-uled for sightseeing, this is America's most popular transcontinental train. Five bigVista-Domes, with 120 unsold, unreserved seats, provide unobstructed views of theColorado Rockies no t available on any other means o f transportation. Da i l y,Chicago-Omaha-Denver-Salt Lake City-Oakland-San Francisco.

- j e - A 4 „ 0 - u eT h e V i s t a - D o m e R O YA L G O R G E makesa ten-minute stop at the Royal Gorge o fthe Arkansas R i v e r. D a i l y, Denve r -Colorado Spr ings-Pueb lo-GlenwoodSprings-Grand Junction-Salt Lake City.Through ca, Denver Zephyr service be-tween Co lo rado Springs and Chicago(cum)).

Enjoy Your"JOURNEY T O Y E S T E R D AY "

and, for travel as modern as today,join us on the

SUPERSCENIC MAIN LINE

BEST WAY TO SEE THEBEST OF THE WEST!

The PROSPECTOR is a favorite o f those who like totravel by starlight, outside busy daylight hours. Over-night, every night between Denver and Salt Lake City,this streamliner is equipped wi th every facil ity to suityour individual travel requirements.

T h e V i s t a - D o m e C O L O R A D O E A G L E (tor-D&RGw) isscheduled t o provide the time-saving convenience o ftravel by starlight and the enjoyment of scenery by day-light. Da i ly, Denver-Colorado Springs-Pueblo-KansasCity-St. Louis. Complete facilities, including "Thr i f t -T-Sleeper" service.

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H. F. ENO, Passenger Traff ic Manager, Rio Grande Bldg., Denver, Colorado

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