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John West

November 09, 2014 10:36AM

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When I first visited Durango in 1960 I would characterize it as a working man's town rather than a railroad oriented tourist town. Then the Silverton took over and the railroad oriented tourist business grew and it changed. And now it is going through another change. C'est la vie.

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Durango Always a Railroad Town….	BobHuddleston	November 08, 2014 08:57PM
When the clientele changes....	RichB	November 08, 2014 09:56PM
Visitor shopping...?	RDannemann	November 09, 2014 07:41AM
Changes along the narrow gauge	John West	November 09, 2014 10:36AM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	Fritz Klinke	November 09, 2014 12:05PM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	Bob Foley	November 09, 2014 01:03PM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	edm3rd	November 11, 2014 06:35AM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	tomc	November 11, 2014 08:51AM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	edm3rd	November 11, 2014 12:13PM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	Brian Norden	November 11, 2014 07:05AM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	RichB	November 11, 2014 07:53AM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	cdaspit	November 11, 2014 08:36AM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	dougvv	November 11, 2014 10:09AM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	Ed Stabler	November 11, 2014 10:19AM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	EBTfan15	November 11, 2014 12:13PM
Re: Changes along the narrow gauge	dougvv	November 11, 2014 03:11PM

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