Trains Unlimited Tours - Rio Grande Durango Rail Adventure

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RAILFAN TOUR SEPTEMBER 26-28, 2007
DRGW C-18 2-8-0 NO. 315
RESTORATION COMPLETE
ENGINE IS NOW ON THE
DURANGO & SILVERTON RR
ALL TESTING IS NOW COMPLETED AND
SHE PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS

Trains Unlimited, Tours will now only run one trip Durango to Silverton and return using No. 315 as power on September 26-27, 2007. The 2nd trip to Silverton will not be run. We do have the approval from the railroad to run a Durango to Cascade Canyon and return on September 28 and if we receive enough interest from those railfans booked on September 26-27 we will run a third day with NO. 315. This will give everyone many more opportunities to photographic No. 315 in new remote locations.

PHOTOS BELOW TAKE US BACK OVER THE MANY YEARS
THAT DRGW NO. 315 WAS IN OPERATION IN COLORADO

After over six years of work, the Durango Railroad Historical Society is nearing completion of the restoration of the 1895 D&RGW locomotive 315, Class C-18. The 315 is being restored to its look and operating configuration of the 1940, with historical faithfulness and high standards of quality work. This locomotive has not operated in 58 years and has undergone major rebuilding of all systems. She is scheduled to be thoroughly tested on the Durango & Silverton before being put into excursion service. The test runs are scheduled to begin in August 2007. When the 315 goes into operation, it will be the first D&RGW 2-8-0 to operate on original narrow gauge trackage since 1955, offering an opportunity to see a historic locomotive in its natural habitat.
Statement by George Niederauer, President , Durango Railroad Historical Society

Wednesday September 26: Charter passenger train with the 1940's style paint and lettering. Train will be painted in the classic DRGW green. C-18 No. 315 will pull our train Durango to Silverton.
Thursday September 27: After several photo run-bys in and around Silverton we reboard our charter train pulled by No. 315 for the return journey to Durango.
Friday September 28: We propose to run our charter train pulled by No. 315 for a third day from Durango to Cascade Canyon and return. We would put together a different train consist today.

PRICES ALL PRICES ARE PER PERSON DOUBLE ROOM OCCUPANY..................$735 SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT................$100 CASCADE CANYON TURN...................$345 ANY ONE DAY TICKET....................$345 NOTICE: THIS IS A RAILFAN PHOTOGRAPHIC TOUR. NO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13 ALLOWED. TOUR INCLUES *ALL LODGING IN SILVERTON *BOX LUNCH & DRINKS EACH DAY *PLENTY OF PHOTO RUN-BYS EACH DAY

PHOTOS BELOW ARE A LOOK BACK OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS AT SEVERAL CHARTERS OPERATED
BY TRAINS UNLIMITED, TOURS OUT OF DURANGO, COLORADO


BOTH PHOTOS ABOVE WERE TAKEN OF OUR 2006 RAILFAN CHARTER BY RON BURKHARD


Both photos by George Forero

Photo by Richard Reiff

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