D&SNG suspending Cascade Canyon trains

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The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad plans to stop its once-a-day trains to Cascade starting Friday, with the possibility of suspending the train sooner.

The decision came Monday afternoon after meetings among the railroad’s team to review procedures in response to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak.

D&SNG General Manager John Harper said the railroad had been limiting the number of people on its train to Cascade to 250 based on a recommendation from San Juan Basin Public Health. Railroad executives had expected that ceiling recommendation from the health department to decrease as COVID-19’s spread grew, but that’s now mute with the decision to suspend runs to Cascade.

San Juan Basin Public Health had limited the number of people in the depot, the museum and on board the train at any one time to 250 people, and daily consultations with the health department had been used to update that number, Harper said.