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Residents in north Durango on Monday were forced to put out a fire next to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks, just as the afternoon train rolled into town. Karola Hanks, fire...
DATE: Aug. 20, 2019 | UPDATED: 40 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Local News
After the 416 Fire slowed tourism and spending last summer in Southwest Colorado, visitors are back in force filling hotels, rafts, train cars and Mesa Verde National Park. The Durango & Silverton...
DATE: July 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A man who suffered a heart attack Sunday after a rafting trip on the Upper Animas River is expected to survive thanks to the efforts of emergency responders. Alex Mickel, owner of Mild to Wild...
DATE: July 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
It took more than a year for the U.S. Forest Service to announce the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad was the cause of the 416 Fire and on the hook for $25 million for firefighting costs,...
DATE: July 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The federal government is seeking $25 million in damages from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to recover costs of fighting the 416 Fire that started when embers from a coal-burning...
DATE: July 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Economic leaders warned Tuesday any final ruling in a 416 Fire lawsuit that saddles the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad with a burdensome financial penalty will be counterproductive –...
DATE: July 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is the cause of the 416 Fire, the U.S. Forest Service officially announced Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday a lawsuit on behalf of...
DATE: July 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A government lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court “corroborated” what dozens of Durango-area residents and businesses allege in a lawsuit of their own: that the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge...
DATE: July 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad lures people from all over the world to Southwest Colorado. Its rustic character complements its wild route through the San Juan Mountains. Its whistle...
DATE: July 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A man hit Monday evening by a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train was in “serious” condition Tuesday at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver. Police said Max Benally, 46, and another man were...
DATE: June 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A pedestrian was injured about 5:30 p.m. Monday in north Durango after being hit by a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train. Two men were close to the tracks as the train traveled south past 31st...
DATE: June 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
All indications point to a strong tourism season in Southwest Colorado, and the headwinds hurting the region last year – drought and fire – look to be but a memory. In fact, last year’s summer of...
DATE: June 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business
