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One-handed driving

On page 12 of the May/June edition, you have a very good editorial by President Tony DeNovellis about “distracted driving” (President’s Message, “Law enforcement’s view from above”). On page 15, you have an advertisement showing a couple happily driving on an open highway (presumably to a Marriott Hotel, as that is the advertiser); the driver has his right arm around his attractive female companion in the passenger seat. Do you not consider this distracted driving? It strikes me that the ad does not fit very well with the “Hands on the Wheel/Eyes on the Road” law enforcement slogan quoted in the editorial!
–A. Carlson

Just thought this was too ironic to ignore!
–S. Hirsch, Boulder

Tell Marriott to get smart!
–H. Real, Dolores

Hope the couple made it to the Marriott.
–L. Ihle

Editor’s note: We shared these comments with Marriott.

Not-so-narrow gauge

Editor’s note: In the May/June 2011 edition, the article “Iron Horses and Historic Hospitality” misstated the width of railroad tracks.

The correct measurement for standard gauge track is 4 feet, 8 ˝ inches, not 48 ˝ inches. This is an easy typo to make. I am very familiar with the Durango and Silverton narrow gauge route. I have walked the 31 miles of canyon a number of times. I also have published guidebooks for this railroad as well as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, the Rio Grande Southern and the scenic route from Denver to Durango.
–R. Hunter

Small factoid: When the Rio Grande reached Glenwood in 1887, it was on narrow-gauge rails just 3 feet apart.
–J. Girardot, President, Western Colorado Chapter, National Railway Historical Society

I enjoyed the EnCompass Magazine article about the 19th century railroad wars in Colorado. For a more detailed account, I recommend Rival Rails by historian Walter R. Borneman. It is a compelling story of the first rail lines in Colorado and the characters who battled over routes and profits to create a transcontinental railroad.
–G. Caplan, Boulder

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