![]() Supporters of the smaller railroad say that whereas Soloviev has a plan of action, they speculate that CMP may not get anywhere with passenger or freight service, each of which is a possibility as CMP begins to reach out to communities along the route.Ĭritics say the local rails are a very possible conduit for transporting oil shale resources from Utah’s Uintah Basin. Ultimately that plan came forward in CMP’s Dec. There was also mention of an easement for trails.īut at the same time, Union Pacific said it had been in negotiations with Rio Grande Pacific in a deal that could restore service to Tennessee Pass. Soloviev’s Colorado Pacific made moves to garner support for a second bid with the STB, including letters to chairs of county commissioner boards and other parties, outlining plans to add passenger service into its plans, which would meet the “statutory test for public convenience and necessity,” which the STB said had been lacking from Colorado Pacific’s earlier bid. The “without prejudice” designation meant Colorado Pacific could file again. The STB rejected without prejudice in March an $8.8 million attempt by Colorado Pacific to purchase the Tennessee Pass Line at liquidation value from UP. Acquiring the Tennessee Pass Line would have provided a shortcut through the mountains to the west. The Towner connects Soloviev’s elevators in southwestern Kansas and southeastern Colorado to rail lines east of Pueblo. Soloviev had already taken over the old 122-mile Towner Line in eastern Colorado. 31 filing with the Surface Transportation Board means that a much smaller suitor for Tennessee Pass, KCVN and Colorado Pacific Railroad, lost its bid for the line, prompting a sigh among some railroad watchers who wanted to see the operation succeed in connecting lines to ship grain and mining commodities to the West Coast.Īs part of that arrangement, Stefan Soloviev, who controls Colorado Pacific, proposes to restore daily passenger service between Pueblo and Minturn. Ergo, discussions about freight trains may now be more explosive, so to speak. Claiming that the trains could eventually transport substantial amounts of crude oil through Browns Canyon and other environmentally sensitive areas, the Friends of Browns Canyon organization is urging people to review and comment on a draft environmental impact statement on Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway – which could have connections to Tennessee Pass.Įnvironmentalists are also unhappy about the August 2020 rule from the Trump administration that relaxed guidelines for transporting liquefied natural gas, creating the remote but thought-provoking possibility of “bomb trains” that could level entire cities. Indeed, CMP may see open arms among the contingent that would like to see passenger service delivering tourists to the high country and possibly employees from Lake County into the resorts of Eagle County.īut the company can expect to see pushback from those who aren’t keen on the possibility of freight trains and what they might carry through places like Browns Canyon in Chaffee County. The process is a “long arc,” according to CMP spokesperson Sara Cassidy. CMP says that it now plans to turn to the communities and policy makers along the way to take their temperatures regarding next steps. None of this guarantees that trains will once again polish the rails hereabouts. Surface Transportation Board (STB), the federal agency that regulates railroads. 31 for common-carrier authority to operate the line with the U.S. Photo courtesy Colorado Midland & Pacific.Ĭolorado Midland & Pacific Railway Company (CMP) filed on Dec. The California Office of Historic Preservation recognized the site of the railroad as a point of interest on November 3, 1969.The line runs from Cañon City to the Sage station between Eagle and Gypsum. The car is no longer visible and is presumed to be buried beneath the sand. Ties from the right-of-way were used to build the Cornelia White House, which still stands today in downtown Palm Springs.įor years after its abandonment, a single, dilapidated horse-drawn car remained in the desert as a sort of landmark to travelers. Running primarily down present-day Farrell Drive to the proposed settlement of Palmdale at the foot of Mount San Jacinto near the present-day settlement of Snow Creek (not to be confused with the Antelope Valley city of the same name), the line was abandoned by 1893 due to lack of water. ![]() Originally proposed by a Professor Wheaton, a Boston native who relocated to the desert due to asthma, the railroad was part of a larger development which included 160 acres (0.65 km 2) of orange groves. ![]() The Palmdale Railroad was a 4 ft 8 + 1⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge horse-drawn railroad which existed only briefly in present-day Palm Springs, California, built in 1888. Former railroad line in Palm Springs, California ![]()
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