This is very sad.....My grandparents took me to Durango to ride the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for the 1st time in 1970. I have been back countless times with the last time being October 2018 with my family. I took a behind scenes tour of the roundhouse with my daughter. I kept telling her during the tour how lucky we were to be taking a step back in time. The Durango & Silverton Railroad is an American treasure right along with the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and the Statue of Liberty! The city of Durango lives because of this train. The fire was terrible as all fires are but why go after the railroad. I live in Flagstaff Arizona in the heart of the largest ponderosa pine forest in the world. Just like Durango forest fires are common and scary but it comes with territory just like hurricanes in Florida. I can't tell you how many fires get started by cold homeless people or lightning from dry thunderstorms. People who travel through our area from the east or midwest don't realize that almost anytime of the year a single cigarette butt can cause a roaring blaze in a matter of minutes. Most fires happen and you just don't know how they started. When you have such dry conditions with 5 to 10% humidity anything can spark a fire............ To sue the railroad because they have money is a stinking joke!!
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