In the background are mountains overlooking train tracks that travel towards the mountain. To the right of the tracks is a river and many trees. A letter to the side of the picture and an address on the back.
A train travels along the side of a mountain. Below the mountain is a river. To the left of the river is large masses of trees. A letter is written on the back of this postcard.
Photograph of the narrow gauge railroad crossing the Animas River near Silverton, high in the rugged San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado. The 90-mile round trip from Durango is made daily in the tourist season.
Silverton, in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado and the Animas River, as seen from the Million Dollar Highway (far left). In this picture, the famous narrow-gauge train, the Silverton, can be seen heading for Durango.