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 Post subject: Trains over LaVeta Pass?
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:45 pm 

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Location: Wilton, NY
This was sent to me, original source unknown, don't know if it is really true:

Information on passenger schedule when trains start running, from an
>>employee of IPH (owner of SL&RG):
>>
>>Train will run Alamosa - Antonito, Antonito - Alamosa - La Veta, La Veta -
>>Alamosa - Antonito, Antonito - Alamosa. Morning and Evening Antonito
>>trains
>>will connect with C&TS trains. Trains will pull out onto the tail of the
>>wye
>>(old main line to Chama) across from C&TS depot to let off and take on
>>passengers. There will be a lunch stop in La Veta.
>>
>>There has not been regular passenger service over La Veta Pass since 1954.
>>From 1951 to 1954 there was a daylight run "The San Luis" from Alamosa -
>>Pueblo and return. Before that the passenger train over La Veta ran at
>>night
>>as an overnight connection with the San Juan.
>>
>>
>>> >>> >Feb 9 to see VIP run from Alamose to LaVeta and back on the "new"
>>> >SL&RG.....expect official news soon....but Ed Ellis and co. seem to
>>> >want to run regular excusrions on their new property....
>>> >
>>> >Caritas is in place for special
>>> >
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 Post subject: Re: Trains over LaVeta Pass?
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:40 am 

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Yes it has been posted at the NG discussion board by Earl Knoob. Plus, the Pueblo Chiefton has run an article about that happening.

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 Post subject: Re: Trains over LaVeta Pass?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:25 pm 

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More information from Earl and others was posted at the Narrow Gauge Dead Goat Saloon.
http://www.goatbbs.com/cgi-bin/bbs50/we ... i/noframes


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