Re: Central City & Silver Plume 1975-76

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What made them ultimately decide to just go full in on the loop?

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After two years of work, the Georgetown Loop Railroad opened in 1975; until 1981, the Ashbys managed both railroads. Then came the decision to close Central City. As Lindsey tells it, "Georgetown had more economic potential - at Central City, we kept hoping that something would change to make it worthwhile. Georgetown was also more attractive from the start because CHS owned the one right-of-way; we didn't own any of the rights-of-way at CCNG. Too, we finally became respectable - no one really appreciated the amount of work that went into keeping that half-mile of track at Central City operating.” So they traded a small portion of their individuality for financial backing-major projects are funded while the Ashby carry on the work of operating the railroad.