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Keeping locomotives from the 1920s endlessly chugging to Silverton takes more than an oil change. At the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, engineers are replacing decades-old parts and...
DATE: July 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Licking its wounds from a tight loss to Steamboat Springs as the “Best Town Ever,” Durango is now in a battle over the best train ride in the United States. Hand picked by a panel of rail travel...
DATE: July 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and other members of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met this week to discuss a bill aimed at improving forest management and wildfire...
DATE: June 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
While Durango may not have set a new temperature record for Tuesday, it did tie one, coming in at 94 degrees and equaling a record set in 2012. “That’s more than 10 degrees above normal,” said...
DATE: June 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Heat warped the tracks of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and delayed the last two trains of the day by several hours. Commercial airlines had to bump passengers to lighten the load...
DATE: June 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
After fighter jets roared over Silverton, solemn veterans and their family members gathered in Memorial Park to honor and remember those who died in war. “Today, we cherish all those young men and...
DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Traveling to Flagstaff across the northern Navajo Reservation, you go through Tuba City. Where did the name come from? Was John Phillips Sousa born in Tuba City? The Navajo people are exceptional...
DATE: May 15, 2016 | COLUMN: Action Line
It’s not every day that a history buff can relive the era that fascinates them most. That is, unless you’re a Victorian narrator on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad . “This is the best...
DATE: May 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
In a head-to-head battle, Steamboat Springs sunk Durango on Outside Magazine ’s Best Town Ever poll. It wasn’t easy. Steamboat Springs just slinked by Durango with a 4,469 to 4,389 vote in Round 3...
DATE: May 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Grand Imperial reopened with elegant fanfare Saturday, and the force behind the revitalization, the Harper family, believes the hotel will draw more tourists to Silverton. Despite blustery...
DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
As the first train of the year steams into Silverton Saturday, the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton will reopen, restored to its former glory and charm, and a full day of festive fanfare is...
DATE: May 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
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