Re: connecting the 2

Stuart's stab at the complexities of the power of eminent domain are certainly colorful. It is a complex and hugely expensive situation to build either highways or railroads through existing developments, houses, shopping centers, Indian reservations, public facilities, and God knows what else that now clutters the ng right-of-way between Durango and Chama. The Florida bridge is now part of the county road system, the tomatoes in Walmart will be irked, CDOT won't want to have to move portions of 4-lane 550, etc. Plus the ownership of the 2 sections is a problem as the state owned railroads are not common carriers, and the D&S voluntarily removed itself from that status to escape regulation from the Public Utiilities Commission. A whole lot of something would have to happen before this pipe dream could even make sense, regardless of fuel prices.