Train derailment causes delays
No one hurt when coach cars left track
Durango Herald
by Mary Shinn
June 17, 2017
> A Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train derailed on
> Saturday afternoon causing some delays for passengers.
>
> No one was injured when some coach cars on a train returning from
> Silverton came off the track, said Christian Robbins, a spokesman for
> the train.
>
> Most of the several hundred passengers affected by the derailment
> returned to Durango by bus, and train staff handled the situation
> quickly and safely, he said.
>
> “Our crew did a fantastic job,” he said.
>
> The railroad was operating several trains Saturday and it was the
> first train returning from Silverton that derailed between Hermosa
> and Durango, he said.
>
> Most of the passengers on the first train walked to buses that
> brought them back to Durango. The railroad sent a one-car train for
> those with disabilities who were unable to walk to the buses, Robbins
> said.
>
> Passengers on the second train returning from Silverton got off in
> Hermosa and also returned to Durango by bus, he said.
>
> The last passengers to return arrived at depot about 7 p.m., he
> said.
>
> The two trains delayed by the derailment were still on the track
> after 7 p.m. and will likely return late Saturday night.
>
> The track is expected to be repaired by Sunday morning in time for
> the 8 a.m. train to depart, Robbins said.
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