January 07, 2009 07:40PM
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Whilst living in To-Hell-You-Ride during 1972-73, I proposed using the old RGS right-of-way for a 3' gauge RR line to an out-of-town parking lot near the highway junction. IIRC, at the time nearly all of the right-of-way was still owned by San Miguel County and there were easements for either a water line or sewer line - maybe both - even through the first condo development (owned by the ski area).
There was considerable interest among the townspeople and Board of Supervisors - Bob Keller even drove up from Chama and made a presentation to a well-attended meeting - but no money was available. Also, one private landowner refused to cooperate with our efforts and the BoS didn't want to get in a hassle with him even though the County already had the aforementioned easement. John Tutt, an emigré from Colorado Springs, arranged to have the BROaDMOOR Hotel's zoo train - also 3' gauge - and a considerable amount of rail donated to the town when the hotel abandoned the line in 1974 or '75, but that's as far as things ever went.
Telluride is now swamped with vehicles both summer and winter, and its box canyon is getting a bit smoggy. While there on vacation in 2005, I spoke with a local resident who was trying to promote essentially the same RR & Parking Lot idea thirty years later, but I doubt he's had much luck as a great deal of the right-of-way has now been encroached upon by developments and bicycle paths, not to mention there's now a much larger N-I-M-B-Y contingent among the residents.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/10/2009 09:36AM by Russo Loco.
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