Husker Hank Wrote:
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> I guess this means that the perlite business south
> of Antonito is dead. Except for storing cars is
> there really that much business out of Alamosa to
> keep a railroad alive? Any idea how long & how
> often freight trains run? Seems to me a LONG ways
> over La Veta Pass to Walsenburg. Obviously the
> answer is yes...the railroad is still operating.
> Last time I looked (the usual road between
> Durango & Denver parallels the SL&RG between South
> Fork & Del Norte) the cars mostly seemed to be
> flat cars rather than box cars & CO2/Coors Beer???
> white tank cars that were out there for years but
> I doubt that will be much consolation to somebody
> living around La Jara who suddenly finds about 10
> miles of freight cars in his front yard.
> Morale: Expect a train any time any
> direction.
>
> Husker Hank
> Durango CO
Not necessarily. I got some pics the other day from someone who was by there. That person said there was a considerable amount of storage cars in the consist that were stuffed into various unused sidings in Antonito. Also there was the usual string of covered hoppers for perlite loading as well as open hoppers for scoria (lava rock) loading. By doing this over a weekend and getting the storage cars back west of Monte Vista by Monday, there will be little disruption in serving Harborlite Perlite and Colorado Lava.