An argument (and podcast) for reviving passenger rail in Colorado ski country
A high-speed rail fantasy (2013 by graphic artist Alfred Twu).
In doing some research for my appearance on Forrest Whitman’s On The Rail’s podcast on KHEN 106.9 FM radio in Salida, Colorado, I realized that I first started seriously writing about passenger rail service into the Colorado mountains back in the mid-aughts but that my true connection to trains, mountains, skiing and water runs much deeper.
I’ll dive into all of the history in a moment, but first some breaking news on the Tennessee Pass Line lease exemption filing by Colorado Midland Pacific Railroad. In a letter to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Monday, March 15, a Washington, D.C. attorney wrote that “erroneous” opposition to the passenger proposal based on speculation about crude oil transport had prompted an amendment request.
ANCIENT woods near Bradford on Avon are to be improved for nature and people to enjoy in years to come. Bradford on Avon Town Council has been awarded a £2,480 grant by Cotswold National Landscape under the Caring for Cotswold scheme. It will enable the council and volunteers to make improvements to Becky Addy Wood overlooking the River Avon and the Kennet & Avon Canal near Avoncliff. The council purchased the wood last year with help from the Friends of Becky Addy Wood group (FROBAW) as part of a community project to help protect it. The wood is one of the few remaining ancient woodlands in the area and a refuge for many rare and protected species.
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