Re: Valley Courier article "Rio Grande Scenic Railroad in receivership" (Nov 26, 2019)

"Owes close to $2 million in tax dollars.." If they, the Pols, were really interested in keeping the line active they would have forgiven the tax bill or reduced the tax rate.
Years ago when I was fixing the broken window glass in B-1 I mentioned to "Uncle" Bob Richardson that the lady then running the Chamber of Commerce was trying to get a tourist line started out of Alamosa, and could he help? He was so disgusted with Alamosa that he didn't even want to talk about it.
Nobody who has walked through the rail yard in Alamosa in the last couple of years will be at all surprised by this announcement- the junk speaks volumes.
Kudos to Ed Ellis for trying, but unless the city and state pitch in I predict rail service to the valley is over. The money they will need to upgrade their roads could have been better spent repairing the line over La Veta pass.
Cynically, Ned