re: Christmas in Durango, Colorado

If you are going to ride the train, you will do the "Polar Express", it is a shortened version they do during the winter, does not go all the way into Silverton. You can call and see if they use the Rockwood Depot when doing the Polar Express. The Rockwood Depot is only about 10 minutes south of Purgatory and will knock about a hour off each way off of the trip. Good thing is the first 30 minutes of train ride after leaving Rockwood is breathtaking, clinging to the cliff over the gorge.