Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

E543419

heritage railway steam railroad

The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is a historic, steam-powered narrow-gauge tourist railway in Colorado that preserves and operates a scenic portion of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad line through the Rocky Mountains.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad canonical	6
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad	4
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Inc.	1
Durango–Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad	1
Durango–Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad bridges	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5758079 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Context triple: [Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, heritagePreservedBy, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad]

A. Royal Gorge Route Railroad
The Royal Gorge Route Railroad is a scenic heritage railway in Colorado that offers passenger excursions through the dramatic Royal Gorge along the Arkansas River.
B. Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is a historic cog railroad in Colorado that carries passengers from Manitou Springs to the summit of Pikes Peak, offering scenic mountain views along one of the highest cog railways in the world.
C. Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway running between Colorado and New Mexico, renowned for its preserved steam locomotives and dramatic Rocky Mountain scenery.
D. Verde Canyon Railroad
Verde Canyon Railroad is a heritage scenic railway in Arizona that offers passenger excursions through the rugged and picturesque Verde Canyon along the Verde River.
E. Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad
The Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad is a heritage tourist railway in Leadville, Colorado, offering scenic rides through the Rocky Mountains along historic narrow-gauge mining routes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Target entity description: The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is a historic, steam-powered narrow-gauge tourist railway in Colorado that preserves and operates a scenic portion of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad line through the Rocky Mountains.

A. Royal Gorge Route Railroad
The Royal Gorge Route Railroad is a scenic heritage railway in Colorado that offers passenger excursions through the dramatic Royal Gorge along the Arkansas River.
B. Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is a historic cog railroad in Colorado that carries passengers from Manitou Springs to the summit of Pikes Peak, offering scenic mountain views along one of the highest cog railways in the world.
C. Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway running between Colorado and New Mexico, renowned for its preserved steam locomotives and dramatic Rocky Mountain scenery.
D. Verde Canyon Railroad
Verde Canyon Railroad is a heritage scenic railway in Arizona that offers passenger excursions through the rugged and picturesque Verde Canyon along the Verde River.
E. Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad
The Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad is a heritage tourist railway in Leadville, Colorado, offering scenic rides through the Rocky Mountains along historic narrow-gauge mining routes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heritage railway ⓘ steam railroad ⓘ
category	heritage railroads in the United States ⓘ narrow gauge railroads in Colorado ⓘ rail infrastructure in the Rocky Mountains ⓘ tourist attractions in Durango, Colorado ⓘ
connects	La Plata County, Colorado ⓘ San Juan County, Colorado ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
economicRole	major regional tourist attraction ⓘ
formerOwner	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
gauge	3 ft (914 mm) ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Durango, Colorado ⓘ linked to: Durango
heritageDesignation	National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark ⓘ
heritageFocus	interpretation of Denver and Rio Grande Western history ⓘ preservation of steam-era railroading ⓘ
heritageStatus	one of the few remaining steam-operated narrow-gauge lines in the U.S. ⓘ
length	approximately 45 miles ⓘ
lineOpened	1882 ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Rocky Mountains ⓘ
locomotiveType	K-28 class steam locomotives ⓘ K-36 class steam locomotives ⓘ linked to: K-36 steam locomotives
notableFeature	high mountain curves and cliffside sections ⓘ views of wilderness and backcountry areas ⓘ
offersService	seasonal passenger excursions ⓘ special event trains ⓘ winter trains ⓘ
operates	daily summer excursion trains ⓘ
owner	Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
primaryFunction	heritage preservation ⓘ tourist transportation ⓘ
propulsion	steam locomotives ⓘ
rollingStockType	historic wooden passenger cars ⓘ open gondola cars ⓘ vintage freight cars ⓘ
scenicRoute	Animas River canyon ⓘ linked to: Animas Valley San Juan Mountains ⓘ
seasonalPattern	reduced winter schedule ⓘ
state	Colorado ⓘ
terminus	Durango, Colorado ⓘ linked to: Durango Silverton, Colorado ⓘ linked to: Silverton
tourismRegion	Southwest Colorado ⓘ linked to: southwestern Colorado
touristOperationBegan	late 20th century ⓘ
trackGaugeType	narrow gauge ⓘ
usesFormerRightOfWayOf	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad → heritagePreservedBy → Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ⓘ

Chicago Basin → accessedVia → Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ⓘ

Durango → knownFor → Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ⓘ