Re: NNG: CDOT explores market for Denver-Craig passenger service . . . WHY???
| December 11, 2023 04:02PM |
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Scott Turner Wrote:
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> While I’d love to see more passenger rail in
> Colorado I’m having a hard time understand-
> ing this particular route. It seems the major
> justification is that there’s a lightly used route
> available and “if we use it people will come”.
> EDIT - I forgot to add, “and gee, we have
> federal money to burn” - END EDIT.
> Color me skeptical.
My sentiments exactly, Scott -
And I haven't lived in Colorado for many years. IMHO rebuilding the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District RR would make a lot more sense. Plenty of people going both ways – wealthy uphill, broke down – with the added benefit of taking a lot of drunks off the highway from Cripple back to the Springs.
- Roosso
p.s. What color is "skeptical"? I have a can of dark olive ('Moffat Green') boiler jacket enamel available . . .
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> While I’d love to see more passenger rail in
> Colorado I’m having a hard time understand-
> ing this particular route. It seems the major
> justification is that there’s a lightly used route
> available and “if we use it people will come”.
> EDIT - I forgot to add, “and gee, we have
> federal money to burn” - END EDIT.
> Color me skeptical.
My sentiments exactly, Scott -
And I haven't lived in Colorado for many years. IMHO rebuilding the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District RR would make a lot more sense. Plenty of people going both ways – wealthy uphill, broke down – with the added benefit of taking a lot of drunks off the highway from Cripple back to the Springs.
- Roosso
p.s. What color is "skeptical"? I have a can of dark olive ('Moffat Green') boiler jacket enamel available . . .
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