Re: Durang Herald reports residents douse fire next to tracks

Jerry474 Wrote:
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> I was shooting photos of the train in question, a
> work train with 473 and Caboose 0540. Someone is
> lying who said the fire started just as the train
> passed as I was there and there was no fire. I
> left to photograph train 462 and came back to the
> same spot (behind the Taco Bell). One of the young
> fireman told me that pot heads hang out by the
> river and often start fires. The anti train crowd
> is looking for anything to blame on the D&S.
>
> [attachment 56977 _Z700474.jpg]
>
> Sure do not see any fire starting immediately
> after the train passed.
> [attachment 56978 _Z700478.jpg]


Case closed and glad you were there Jerry, the Durango Herald needs to retract the story and apologize to the residents they lied to with shotty unverified reporting! Picture is worth a 1000 words, or more in this case. Thanks Jerry.

William
aka drgwk37