Re: Not much happening with the Silverton Northern . . . 
| August 17, 2017 09:17PM |
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wishiwasincolorado Wrote:
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> They could have gotten a great deal out of this
> if they were willing to negotiate with the county.
> The D&S would have basically gotten a free
> branch line right up to the Old Hundred.
>
> They could have made it a 3 day thing. Day 1 is
> a train ride to Silverton, day 2 is a train ride up to
> the Old Hundred and a day out in Silverton and
> day 3 could have been a morning ride home on the
> D&S and then a day in Durango.
Ah-Yup -
A good incentive to spend two nights at the Grand Imperial instead of just one. Oh, well . . .
- Roosso
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> They could have gotten a great deal out of this
> if they were willing to negotiate with the county.
> The D&S would have basically gotten a free
> branch line right up to the Old Hundred.
>
> They could have made it a 3 day thing. Day 1 is
> a train ride to Silverton, day 2 is a train ride up to
> the Old Hundred and a day out in Silverton and
> day 3 could have been a morning ride home on the
> D&S and then a day in Durango.
Ah-Yup -
A good incentive to spend two nights at the Grand Imperial instead of just one. Oh, well . . .
- Roosso
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