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Why are the milepost markers numbered 451.5 (Durango) through 496.9 (Silverton)?

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Why are the milepost markers numbered 451.5 (Durango) through 496.9 (Silverton)?

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This mileage is marked as the distance traveling westbound from Denver, CO. These tracks were once part of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) which reorganized in 1921 as Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW). Most of the line between Durango and Denver was abandoned in 1970.