Over at YBWhoUR, I was doing some thinking about how goods make their way across the mountains and into our homes and businesses. While contemplating alternative methods of transportation, I started thinking about our existing seemingly abandoned rail infrastructure. With new activity in the valley up at the Climax mine, there was some conversation around town that seemed to indicate that the rail line might be refurbished and reactivated to transport the ore to a processing facilty further south. With the hope that the line might be reactivated, speculation ranged to the possibility that passenger and commercial goods transport services might once again return to the Arkansas River Valley. Curious about the possibilities, I sent an email to Mark Davis with the Union Pacific Railroad. He responded:

quote, “…I am not aware of anything new regarding the line, it remains out of service, though we are always evaluating our lines and their use.”

So it seems that, for the foreseeable future, our goods will continue to travel in trucks. To explore some more radical transport successes and failures, you may want to read a bit of my other post here on YBWhoUR.

Is there a good alternative method to bring goods to the valley? Add your comments below.

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