December 17, 2009 05:14PM
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Kevin Cook Wrote:
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> Hank,
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> why don't we rebuild the Valley Line from Alamosa
> to Mears Junction?
Well, assuming 1 million $'s per mile I'm about $74,998,000.00 short!
I expect the hiway dept might object since the grade is so close to state hiway 17 from just north of Alamosa to Mineral Hot Springs. Not to mention 3 grade crossings, IIRC, of hiway 285 north of Villa Grove. Then there is that house on the grade at Mears Jct.
I can't think of a section of abandoned grade west of the Front Range that would be less likely to get anybody other than railfans to ride either! Exciting scenery it ain't! Now if gas went up to $10 per gallon, I suppose you might get some local traffic, if you also rebuilt the Crestone branch and maybe built a branch to Saguache...
Nah.
hank
hank
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