Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Review

Love love love this attraction. A must while traveling through the area.

Wonderful place to make memories with the family. Scenery along the ride was spectacular. Train staff wonderful.

Had an amazing time. Gorgeous views and informative employees who love their jobs being guides. I was very impressed with the overall experience.

Great adventure well worth time be ready with ur camera

Brilliant. We went in the open gondola car.
It was snowing and that just added to the experience.

This historic railroad is a fantastic ride for the whole family and will give you memories to last a lifetime.

Very pleasing and interesting. Wish the train rides were more affordable.

The train ride was a 5 star trip.would do it again.

Historic train rides and a great morning town in the clouds

I image this is a wonderful activity do, except for people around the Denver area.....because for some ignorant reason, they don't offer the option of catching the train or bus from Silverton to Durango, and then the train or bus from Durango back to Silverton! Everything has to begin and end in Durango!
So if you live in the Denver area or anywhere North, you have to drive 6 1/2 hours to Durango in order to do this, which then involves expensive overnight stays, instead of just driving an hour and a half up the mountain to Silverton, and being able to fit this into a single day activity.

I enjoy working on the train. Meeting people from all over the world and sharing the beautiful San Juan Rocky Mountains with them . Going deep into the mountains where you can't reach any other way but by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. It is astoundingly beautiful and amazingly transforming exploring the mind blowing past and present of the wild wild west. Come join me and see for youself!

Pumpkin Patch train was great. Very well thought out

Fun outing with my honey. Amazing staff, and beautiful scenery. Travel along the Animas River through some of the country's most incredible views. Soaring Rocky mountain vistas along the blue green waters and rusty boulders of the river. Arrive in Silverton and take the two hour layover to shop and get some lunch before reboarding the train for the return trip. As an added bonus on the return trip you will be in the same seats as the trip there but because the train has been turned around to make the gourney back you get a whole different view.

Had so much fun in the museum we almost forgot about riding the railroad.

One of the Best places to visit when in Durango....The train is Awesome

What a fun experience. Everyone should take this train ride. Guides & brakemen...woman were great. Scenes out the window surpassed anything I had seen. The fall colores were superb. Silverton was fun but snowy & wet day we were there. Loved all our events in Durango.

Lovely journey into the San Juan mountains via an 1890s steam engine. The views are breathtaking and the vibe is nostalgic. The upgrade to private car is well worth it for the narration, extra space, snacks, and service.

Great time, the tour was wonderful of the train yard.

This is a must-do if you are visiting the Durango area. It is expensive but there are different seating options available to help keep costs reasonable. Also consider this an all-day event as the train ride up and back will take around 6 hours. It really is like stepping back in time 100 years. The train staff are very knowledgeable about the history of the train and the Durango/Silverton area. Water/Coffee/soft drinks and snacks are offered as part of your ticket depending on what type of seat you purchase, but other items can be purchased on board. You'll have around 2 hours in Silverton to eat and shop before heading back to Durango. Check the weather forecast and dress accordingly as the temperature drops quite a bit on the way up to Silverton. Don't forget your camera.

Great activity with the kids. We went in the winter for the first time. The trip to cascade canyon is amazing through the snow. Polar express is also the best I've seen.

Very cool experience, had mishap with equipment but they made it up to us. They got my father & I a seat on there . Thuroughly enjoyed yesterday's trip and yard tour today. The tour guide was very knowledgeable even with the technical questions. Office staff was very easy to communicate back and forth with via email over time.

Drove there and didn't go. $100 was the cheapest ticket and to rich for us.

If you haven't been on a train then you can spend 50 Quid...
but i would recommend you to drive to silver stone...few scenery and its a loooooong trip...so I didn't feel like sitting on train for so long....give it a shot if you have enough time...

Great place! Lots of historic trains kept in original condition. The museum is free, the only thing they charge for is the train rides.

Great museum. Huge collection of old cars, engines, and train collectibles. And it's free!

It was great with beautiful scenic landscapes and great working Trains with wonderful hosts.

We walked through the Durango Silverton Train Museum after taking the Polar Express with our daughters. It was late so we didn t have a chance to go through the whole place but there was a lot of very interesting things to look at including several old trains and cars that they have inside the building. We will definitely go back when we have more time and look around more! A must place to visit if you love trains or are in the area and looking for something interesting and informative!

We have rode this train multiple times. A great step back in time. The Christmas (Polar Express) is lots of fun. Take a ride here and follow up with a mountain trail tour from San Juan Backcountry. The most fun you could have. Kids love the train. It pulls right into town.

Odd collection of items. A quick stop for the kids to look while stretching their legs after the train/bus.

Experienced the Charlie Brown train this year and it was amazing. Staff is wonderful and our kids had a blast!

Riding on a train powered by steam...awesome! Staff were great! Ride is very, very long...5 hours one way to Silverton. DON'T ride in the standard (cheap) seats... you'll get cinders all over if you open a window, and there's very limited view. Take the bus back.. the views are epic! Only 1 hour ride back to Durango!

Amazing views. It gets smoky at times but worth it.

Horrible customer service - you pay $200 per person for this experience and when we arrived to pick up our boarding passes for something I booked months in advance we found out we were on a different train, different car and now our group was separated in seats. No advance notice about this and now we had to kill almost another hour in Silverton with 4 small kids. We planned this trip in advance to make it a smooth and memorable experience and this is a really poor way to treat customers.

Amazing, trip beautiful scenery weather is wonderful could not ask for anything else

A very special day for us. A bucket list check off for my wife

Its a must do. Historic and lots of fun. Great folks too.

Awesome place. polar Express adventure is great for the kids we didn't stay for the museum but we will return

Extremely awesome!!!! We rode the bus up and took the train down and rode in the narrator car which was just what I wanted. You could hear stories about gangs Ike and Porter and learn about history of the two towns. If you want to take this train and bring your kids though please don t let them babble. It was very distracting when there were families just chatting away when the car was supposed to be quiet so you could hear the cool stories.

Amazing railroad! We went there to go on the Polar Express at Christmas time. Great event for the whole family!

It's a must see/do if you're in Durango. We love the train ride to Silverton, and the museum is interesting. The grandkids love the Polar Express at Christmastime.

Bucket list from 1973, was AWESOME & I had a Great Time!!

One of the most scenic train ride I have ever been. Except for the part that 3 hours journey was a bit lengthy.

Very interesting, many exhibits, and many kinds of train related items.

Really fun museum. Plan to spend an hour looking at the huge variety of exhibits.

Truly wonderful (and free!!) museum with so many things for kids and adults to look at. They have events all the time and even a train car with movies playing that you can sit in!

Outstanding museum and very helpful historians that rebuild steam locomotives.

What a beautiful day it was and the scenery, breathtaking. The staff, friendly, funny and very hospitable. Would do it again for sure

Had a lot of fun on this train ride. Beautiful views and enjoyed the train ride to Silverton

Very patient gentleman ..Sorry but I think we heard the name I-Rod??? Soooo Sorry if I got it wrong..
He was very professional but down to earth..
We purchased 5 1st class tickets with His very grateful help !

The museum was our focus today and it did not disappoint.

The views of nature can't be beat. This was totally remarkable in every way. It was very fun. The only reason I took off 1 star is because it was just a bit too expensive for what it was. You should go, but look very hard for a deal or sale.

I loved the train ride because you could see some very awesome scenery that you would not be able to see otherwise.

Simply awesome. We rode the Polar Express and had a blast. The hot chocolate was awesome.

One of the most unique train rides in the country!! Amazing trip!! Amazing service!!

Amazing

Eclectic collection of things and history. Built in the roundhouse and has live engines inside.

We chose a Gondola car - open - all seats facing straight out the side. A brakeman, Kyle, told us a lot about what we were seeing, when he wasn't busy braking!