Day 22 (D-39) Train ride to Silverton

Day 22 (D-39) Traveling
First we took a coach from Grenoble to Geneva.
Then we flew on airplanes to get to Denver.
In Denver we boarded our American coach for the first time and we get off and on it several times each day. 
Today's travelling (on Monday June 24th) will put us on a train...not a high speed train... we're going to take our time, three hours, to enjoy the view from Durango to Silverton.  Click here: 
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=37.77104679283972%2C-107.9372815148634&spn=0.163345%2C0.205994&z=10&source=embed&mid=1zVAk5u4GoBQ5LNEh8FYvgTYm_m0
Durango is known worldwide for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a heritage railway that travels from Durango to the historic mining town of Silverton, Colorado via steam-powered trains. The history of the town and the D&SNG are inextricably woven, dating back to the 1880s.

45.2 miles (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark (officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.) 
The route was originally opened in 1882 by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) to transport silver and gold ore mined from the San Juan Mountains. The line from Durango to Silverton has run continuously since 1881, although it is now a tourist and heritage line carrying passengers, and is one of the few places in the U.S. which has seen continuous use of steam locomotives. 

"ALL ABOARD!"  
https://youtu.be/PD3hTjDJrGo
(Only a minute of your time.  So cute. So easy to understand.)

My best,
Jane
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--travelling (British spelling); traveling (American spelling)  Both are correct!
--narrow gauge railroad = chemin de fer à voie étroite
--heritage railway = railway used for heritage (ce qui est transmis par les générations précédentes) / historical /
tourism purposes
--inextricably = in a way that is impossible to separate
--woven = tissé
track = the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel

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