| D&RGW Durlin Branch | ||
| Dave Adams | San Jose | |
| On3 | D&RGW narrow gauge | |
| Scenery: 90%+ | 17ft X 27ft | 120 ft |
| Point to Point, Double Deck, Walk-Around, Hidden Staging | TT&TO, 4:1 fast clocks, CC&WB with car weights and load tonnages | Easy DCC |
| Average house (1-2 steps) | pre-1936;Southwest Colorado, Northern New Mexico | Photos |
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The Durlin Branch is a free-lance mountain branch line of the narrow gauge D&RGW fourth division hauling general freight, coal, ore concentrates, livestock and passengers. The branch ties into the San Juan Extension at Chama NM, with Durango CO to the west and Alamosa CO to the east represented by staging. The Durlin branch climbs a steady 3.8% grade through Cresco and Toltec Tunnel up to Carrumba where the line splits. One line continues on to Fritz Park, then descends a 4% grade through Resin Creek to Durlin. The other branch serves a large coal mine (stolen from the D&RGW third division) at Flint. Steam locomotives rule with operations augmented by water tank, coal tower, ashpit, stock chute sounds and/or animation.
Featured in Model Railroader May 2000, The Finescale Railroader 2003 Narrow Gauge Annual, and Model Railroad Hobbyist April 2011.
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| Op Session on | San Jose | 21, 35 |
| Op Session on | San Jose | 21, 45 |