Tag: Durango

ZEPHYR AMERICA: Durango to Silverton by Train with Herb Ringer

by stiles • November 30, 2020 • 1 Comment

Durango Colorado Rail Depot. 1948. Photo by Herb Ringer

Our regular readers know that we began a new project at the Zephyr in the past year–called “Zephyr America.” We’ve been slowly wading through the massive Zephyr archives of historic photos and digitizing them to share with our readers. To…

US 191 & the Forgotten Past…by Jim Stiles

by stiles • October 2, 2015 • 0 Comments

In the last few years, the traffic on US 191, between Moab and Monticello has increased dramatically. Despite efforts to improve the safety of the highway (and with millions of dollars of construction upgrades planned or proposed), the 55 mile…