From the Trains.com web site:

Union Pacific to donate historic D&RG depot to Antonito, Colo.

Union Pacific will transfer ownership of the historic Antonito, Colo., depot to local officials during a ceremony on Friday afternoon.

The depot, built in 1880 for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, is unique as it was built out of locally quarried lava rock. Regular passenger service to the depot ended in 1951. The structure was recognized as one of the nationÂ’s most endangered stations by the Great American Station Foundation in 1999.

Local community officials, led by Antonito Town Trustee Roger Romero and the board of trustees, began negotiations with Union Pacific, and ultimately the railroad agreed to donate the depot, with the lone requirement that the city put up a fence along the side of the property nearest the railroad tracks, as a safety measure.

"We are very pleased that we and the people of Antonito could reach agreement on this project and save what is obviously a local landmark and historic treasure," said Richard M. Hartman, UPÂ’s special representative in Colorado.

ddg14@attbi.com

Actually the Antonito Depot dates from 1882. The 1880 one was destroyed. And it was named as the #1 endangered station in 1999.

I just wish it could be used as a terminal of the C&TS. But knowing the politics there, it will be hard to do.

spmarch@attbi.com