Abandonment of Buena Vista-Hancock?

hank Wrote:
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> Jimmy Blouch Wrote:
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> > "I think it was 1934. Will check and post again
> if
> > this is not correct."
> >
> > Yes, track removed 1934.
>
> To be fussily precise;
> ICC Finace docket No. 9135 (199 ICC 625) was
> decided May 8, 1934 giving the C&S 18.54 miles,
> the "so-called Pitken branch", from Parlin to
> Quartz all in Gunnison County, Colorado. Order to
> take effect in 30 days.
>
> Presumably the last train ran in early June of '34
> & the track was pulled shortly after that.
>
> btw, like the Buena Vista-Hancock segment in the
> 20's, it took several tries to finally get
> permission to abandon. Seems the last remnents of
> the Alpine Tunnel line did not go quietly into the
> dark!
>
> hank

Thanks to Jimmy, Jerry and Hank who responded on the issue of when the Pitkin branch shut down. I am now better informed.