Picture of a narrow gauge passenger train traveling through the Las Animas River Canyon with mountains all around, on the trip between Durango and Silverton, Colorado.

Photo of the train.

Picture of the Durango and Silverton train winding its way through the mountainside.

Silverton, Colorado. Terminal of the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, visited each summer by thousands of tourists who ride the train then drive over the Million Dollar Highway pictured here to see more of the high country.

The narrow gauge train departing from Silverton and crossing a bridge over the Animas River. A letter is written on the back of this postcard.

Approaching Silverton, Colorado on the scenic Million Dollar Highway. The D. & R. G. Narrow Gauge Train is seen here upon its arrival from Durango.

A color photograph of McCluskey's store, with the description, "The store with everything for everybody" located in Silverton, Colorado.

Al Look discusses his days spent in the Durango, Colorado area, including his time as a homesteader near Dove Creek, his exploration of Mesa Verde’s Anasazi ruins, and his job as an advertising agent for the Durango Herald newspaper. He also talks about his knowledge of the Durango Silverton Railroad. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums...