LOOKING BACK ...

10 Years Ago

August 4, 2011

Officials with the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad say it may take up to six days to clear a huge rock and mud slide from the track about 10 miles south of Silverton.

Trains to and from Silverton stopped on their tracks Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 2.

And the slide forced the last two southbound trains of the day to back up for miles, returning to Silverton. Then a…