In an earlier post I stated that I first witnessed the Durango yard in 1962 when I was nine years old, as soon as I was old enough to return on my own I did in 1972. I have been many times since then but I'd like to share a little story:
In 1984 some friends of mine talked me into a snow sking trip to Purgatory during spring break so I went. After a couple days of sking I discovered the DSNG was running a half way trip to Cascade so I expressed my desire to the group to go. It was decided that I should also take their kids, a group of three all under the age of 16. The next morning we boarded the train and patiently waited for it to leave. Soon the whistle blew and a small jolt got the train rolling. The look on my friends 15 year old daughter face was priceless! She knew she had boarded a real time machine......
-'lil stan