John Sporseen Wrote:
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> Three years ago I suggested a smaller version of
> exactly the same idea. Crossover track from the
> CTS loop to the tail of the wye and dual gauge to
> the Antonito station. Trains could be made up,
> backed to the Antonito Station, load passengers
> coming on the Rio Grfande Scenic from Alamosa,
> pull over to the CTS Station, load the remaining
> passengers and head for Chama.
>
> If passengers coming from Alamosa were loaded
> first, that might encourage more use of that
> line.
>
> When I first made this proposal, I was informed
> that possibly it could not be done because of FRA
> regulations. My opinion is that since rolling
> stack would not actually switch between railroads,
> FRA regulations might not be a problem.
>
> It seems to me that there are a number of major
> problems in trying to accomplish something like
> this; who would spearhead a project of this type,
> does the City of Antonito REALLY want the station
> are revitallized (they own the station I believe),
> and biggest of all, where would the money come
> from.
>
> Another interesting thing in that picture, which
> is in the book "Ticket to Toltec", is what is the
> slight bending to the left of the dual gauge in
> the distance before it comes back to join the main
> line. I posed this question to Ed Ellis of the
> SLRG a couple of years ago and he told me that he
> honestly did not know the answer.
I dont know if this happens often but when I rode the SL&RG Rio Grande Scenic last August to Antonito my father and I were the only passengers and the C&TS train in Antonito was boarded and ready to go they were just waiting for us.
like I said though I dont know if that happens often but I think the conductor said they were limited to like 20mph I think they would have to get to Antonito a little sooner for that to work.
So by meeting at the depot do you mean the SL&RG trains would stop on the Santa Fe side and the C&TS San Juan side?
-Brian R. Drew
