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News Wire: Durango & Silverton track workers recover stranded hiker

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Thursday, October 12, 2017 9:58 AM

DURANGO, Colo. — A stranded hiker who spent two nights wandering around the San Juan Mountains can attribute his rescue to a track crew with the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Durango Herald reports. The disoriented and unp...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/10/12-ds-hiker

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Posted by erikem on Thursday, October 12, 2017 1:34 PM

Nice example of how a "tourist RR" can be useful for the community.

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