Bankruptcy Trustee to Auction a 155-mile Short-line Freight Railroad in Colorado’s San Luis Valley
Retrieved on:
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
La Veta Pass, John Hatch (development specialist), Trustee, Motion, Interest, LLC, United States bankruptcy court, Sangre, San Luis Valley, Court, Bankruptcy, San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad, Sale, Union Pacific Railroad, GLOBE, DSI, SLRG, District, CO, Intention, Antonito, Colorado, Auction, Tunnel, Rail transport, Security (finance)
The San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad (SLRG) is a common carrier operating under the jurisdiction of the Federal Surface Transportation Board.
Key Points:
- The San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad (SLRG) is a common carrier operating under the jurisdiction of the Federal Surface Transportation Board.
- The SLRG owns and operates a 155-mile short line railroad serving the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado.
- Originally constructed in 1878, the railroad traverses the geographically strategic La Veta Pass over the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range and connects the eastern plains of Colorado to the San Luis Valley.
- The SLRGs east-west line extends from South Fork, CO eastward through the San Luis Valley and over the La Veta Pass to Walsenburg, CO.