D&SNGRR and the New Silverton Bridge! 

Thank you, Stephen!

Thanks, Dom!

Thank you for the kind words. The audio was dubbed in from the ground camera but the engine was traveling at different speeds which made it impossible to match it exactly.

Thanks! 👍

I think not because they would have done that when they built the new bridge.

The reasons have been well documented.

I believe an important part of the switch was due to embers from the coal were causing fires. Plus, other environmental concerns.

It was an internal decision. No one forced them to do it. It sucks though because they erased history forever. I would never ride the D&S again, all they care about is money. The C&TS is still pretty authentic.

When D&S originally announced the decision to convert from coal to oil fuel, management promised that one steam locomotive would remain a coal burner, only to be run in the winter when the fire danger was low. (At the time the reporting seemed to imply they were pretty emphatic about this. The railroad recently converted that last locomotive to an oil burner also, with no explanation for the change in policy. It seems to me that they mislead the public. I feel D&S owe their fans a thorough explanation as to why they went back on their decision to retain one coal burning locomotive. It had been widely reported that they had contracted to buy four MLW diesel-electrics from the White Pass & Yukon and in addition to buy four brand new custom-built diesel electrics. It would seem that with a fleet of eight diesel electrics, they could have well have retained one coal burner. I disagree that the reasons for this change of policy have been "well documented".