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Happy Birthday, Narrow Gauge Train in Colorado Card
"Happy Birthday, Narrow Gauge Train in Colorado" by Catherine Sherman
Travelers enjoy the scenery on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Train as it follows the Animas River on its return to the Durango Depot. Streaks of golden aspens are visible in the distance in this early Autumn scene.
The Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad that operates 45.2 miles (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark and is also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
This historic train has been in continuous operation between Durango and Silverton since 1882, carrying passengers behind vintage steam locomotives and rolling stock indigenous to the line. The line was constructed to haul silver and gold ore from Southwest Colorado's San Juan Mountains, but passengers soon realized the view was even more valuable.
The railroad runs 45 miles (72 km) from the Durango yard to Silverton, crossing the Animas River five times throughout the trip. Once trains reach Silverton and unload passengers, the train is turned on the wye, backs uptown to pick up returning passengers, and makes the trip back to Durango. One way scheduled trains take 3½ hours to run the 45 miles (72 km) each way, with a 2¼ hour layover in Silverton.
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in). Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structure gauges, and lighter rails, they can be less costly to build, equip, and operate than standard- or broad-gauge railways (particularly in mountainous or difficult terrain).
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By H.15 April 2024 • Verified Purchase
Folded Greeting Card, Size: Standard, 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
This card is great fun and good quality. I loved the humour inside and on the back. There is the opportunity to change the orientation of this card from landscape to portrait, which I did. It is relatively straightforward to amend the typeface to fit the new orientation. It was well packaged with no plastic. The printing on this card is excellent.
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Folded Greeting Card, Size: Standard, 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
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Design is brilliant - there is a male version and a female version of this cartoon and I bought both! You can personalize all the type on this card. I love these cartoon cards from Le Grand Art. I will be coming back to buy more. So pleased with the quality. Great colour and good quality cardstock.
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By C.27 October 2020 • Verified Purchase
Folded Greeting Card, Size: Standard, 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
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I was so glad to find this card - it was exactly right for the occasion and right for the person I sent it to ! Funny and clever design by Le Grand Art. Printing and overall quality of the card was excellent. A quality product
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