When I was in Durango CO last August for the Narrow Gauge Convention (which overlapped D&S' Narrow Gauge Days) an escorted shop tour was one of the available activities -- which I took. Since the D&S Museum is in the roundhouse, an escorted shop tour may be part of one's museum admission but I don't know that for sure. D&S is agressive about preventing unescorted wandering around in its Durango yard/shop area. In Strasburg PA summer of 2005, a shop tour was available for a nominal fee (or an addition to the cost of the train ride ticket) which I took. I think at the time Strasburg was doing some work on one of the Colorado Railroad Museum's narrow gauge locomotives. At Cass in West Virginia an escorted shop tour is available before the first train is brought down to the depot; I cannot remember whether a fee or mandatory train ride was involved. I especially enjoyed that one as a three-truck Climax is being rebuilt. At the East Broad Top in Pennsylvania, volunteers con duct s hop tours from time to time, usually in conjunction with special railfan events. Check first. That shop is no longer active, but rather is a picture of what once was common in the industry. Joe -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > I wonder if one can take the shop tour at the Durango and Silverton? A nice > pretty lady took us through that one too Joe, and I was so busy looking at > her that I almost missed seeing the only quartering machine I ever saw. They > also had a Georgetown Loop locomotive in there for heavy repairs. > > Jesse the Redneck in still dry W. Tennessee MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.