In Brief

Rock Pirates RV Rentals on Greene Street in Silverton has the vehicles ready to roll. So far the business has been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Operators Jody Chapman and Tom Lucier said on Tuesday that they hope to open their business today (Thursday, May 28), if backroads are opened. Mark Esper/Silverton Standard
Rock Pirates RV Rentals on Greene Street in Silverton has the vehicles ready to roll. So far the business has been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Operators Jody Chapman and Tom Lucier said on Tuesday that they hope to open their business today (Thursday, May 28), if backroads are opened. Mark Esper/Silverton Standard

‘Essential Service’ train coming today

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is scheduled to bring an Essential Services train to Silverton today, arriving at 12th and Blair at 12:30 p.m.

“It’s an amazing gesture from the train,” said DeAnne Gallegos, director of the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce.

She said the train will be bringing food, personal-protection equipment and food donati…