Judge refuses to allow Durango train to resume projects after fire
DURANGO - A federal judge denied the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s plea to resume a fire mitigation project along its tracks as well as a separate project to repair a damaged bridge.
In recent weeks, the U.S. Forest Service has ordered the railroad company to stop two projects along its tracks.
The Durango Herald reported Tuesday that the rejection comes amid a lawsuit filed by the Forest Service against the railroad over the 416 fire, which burned just under 86 square miles of land in 2018.
Judge Robert E. Blackburn said he rejected the railroad’s plea because they were unrelated to the case at hand.
