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Bachmann Trains DURANGO & SILVERTON -FREIGHT SET | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bachmann
Category: Toy
Buy New: $199.99
New (7) from $199.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 123157
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 20.4
Dimensions (in): 32.7 x 18 x 8.4
MPN: 90057
UPC: 022899900575
EAN: 0022899900575
ASIN: B000J3HYCU
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 4-6-0 steam locomotive with operating headlight, smoke and sound | | • | Two freight cars including a caboose | | • | 5'4" x 4'3" oval of track (14 pieces) | | • | Power pack and speed controller included | | • | Illustrated train set instruction manual |
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Product Description
After founding the town of Durango, Colorado in 1880, the Denver & Rio Grande Railway began construction of a rail line the following year that connected their new community to nearby Silverton. Designed primarily to haul gold and silver from the San Juan Mountains, it is estimated that more than $300 million in precious metals have traveled the line throughout its history.
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| Customer Reviews:
A Classic Train in a Big, Fun Model February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a classic model of a classic train. The last issue of this product has been unavailable for about 3 years. Now it has been brought back so a new "generation" of garden railroaders and "Rio Grande" fans can enjoy it.
The Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) started as the Denver and Rio Grande, a narrow gauge railroad with small equipment and big ambitions. The D&RGW eventually became the largest and one of the longest-lasting narrow gauge railroads in the world.
This train represents the Silverton Branch line, which was carved out of sheer canyon face high in the Rocky Mountains. This train is pulled by the popular Baldwin 4-6-0 steam locomotive (with operating headlight, smoke and speed-synchronized sound).
The yellow and black "bumblebee" paint scheme became popular in the twentieth century. The locomotive pulls a boxcar and caboose that represent typical narrow gauge consists 1860 and 1920.
- Paul Race, editor, Family Garden Trains(tm)
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