Silverton Northern Railroad Photo Gallery


Silverton  Northern Trackage ~ 1908
  • Animas Power & Light buildings, ca. 1920 looking towards Silverton.
  • Silverton Northern Caboose 1005 on siding next to Animas Power & Light about 1920.
  • Animas Power & Light. Silverton in Distance
  • Curves on the Silverton Northern passing by the Waldheim Mansion.
  • Motor car operated by the Western Colorado Power Company, circa 1920 to 1921.
  • American Railway Ditcher used to clear both mud and snow slides.
  • Overview of Waldheim Mansion, Power House & School ~ 1929
  • Little Nation Mill on the left, next to the town of Howardsville.
  • Contention Mill Complex with Silverton Northern siding about 1910.
  • Office buildings for the Contention Mill with the water flume for the Silver Lake Mill across the Animas River.
  • Contention Mill Interior
  • Downtown Eureka's main street in the 1920s with a Silverton Northern train that has just crossed the Animas River headed to Silverton.
  • Astor Mine and Mill on Silverton Northern between Eureka and Animas Forks.
  • Gold Prince Mill at Animas Forks with Silverton Gladstone & Northerly engine and combination car about 1917.
  • Silver Lake Construction Crew ~ 1890
  • Iowa Tiger Transfer House
  • Rebuilt Iowa Tiger transfer station.
  • Silver Lake Mill
  • Silver Lake Mill
  • Wilfley Mears Mill
  • Silverton Northern passenger train approaching Howardsville from Eureka.
  • Silverton Northern Plowing Snow at Arrastra Gulch
  • Silverton Northern #4 Just Before Iowa Transfer
  • Arrastra Gulch Flume
  • Otto Mears' Stover Rail Car
  • Silverton  Northern Trackage ~ 1908
Animas Power & Light buildings, ca. 1920 looking towards Silverton.
Animas Power & Light buildings, ca. 1920 looking towards Silverton.

Please enjoy our gallery of historic images. We will add new images as they are discovered.