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.
Panorama of Silverton, Colorado. Elevation 9302 ft. This is a famed old mining town near the origin of the Animas River high up in the San Juan Mountains.