Empty DSNGRR tracks looking down 12th street Photo Credit - Silverton Standard
Downtown Silverton still bustling with car traffic on Tuesday afternoon
On Saturday June 11th, the Silverton Chamber of Commerce sent out communications that the DSNGRR would not run operations to Silverton on Sunday June 11th and Monday June 12th due to the San Juan National Forest office’s Industrial Fire Precaution Levels. When the San Juan National Forest reaches a Level 4 on this scale, the US Forest Service orders the train to seize operations as part of the 416…