Dumont Depot -- just in !

Great news!

Jim Jordan wrote:
> As of this evening, and after a telephone conversation with the owner of the old Colorado Central railroad Dumont Depot, the Rocky Mountain Railroad Heritage Society is to be given the task of preservation and restoration of this lovely old depot.
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> In turn we will donate it to the Mill Valley Society as long as certain conditions are met. These being that a foundation is laid at a site which should be owned by the Mill Valley group in Dumont, and the cost of moving the structure is paid for by the Mill Valley Historical Society and other parties.
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> They and our Society need to have a meeting to discuss the terms that the owner wants to see met before the depot is moved or transferred to our organization and in turn transferred to theirs.
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> This very historic depot is one of the ones that really need to be saved and the terms are not at all steep.
> This is one of the ones which because of the size should be an easy "move".
> Jim
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Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
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