Wayside Excursions:Manassa
Today, Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad runs west from a connection with the Union Pacific Railroad at Walsenburg, CO, over La Veta Pass and into the fertile San Luis Valley. At Alamosa the railroad splits West to Monte Vista and South to Antonito. In addition to the Union Pacific (UP), there is a connection with shortline San Luis Central Railroad (SLC). The highest point on our railroad is La Veta Pass, 9,242 feet above sea level, making this the highest freight line in North America.
Commodities hauled year round include perlite, malt barley, potatoes, rock, and fertilizer.
Between late 2019 and 2023 the railroad was under direction of a federally appointed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee. This reorganization and sale of the former SLRG resulted in new ownership under the Soloviev Group, with plans to continue freight operations and grow the business.
Archived February 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, America's Byways, Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network, Denver, Colorado
Wayside Excursions:Manassa
Today, Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad runs west from a connection with the Union Pacific Railroad at Walsenburg, CO, over La Veta Pass and into the fertile San Luis Valley. At Alamosa the railroad splits West to Monte Vista and South to Antonito. In addition to the Union Pacific (UP), there is a connection with shortline San Luis Central Railroad (SLC). The highest point on our railroad is La Veta Pass, 9,242 feet above sea level, making this the highest freight line in North America.
Commodities hauled year round include perlite, malt barley, potatoes, rock, and fertilizer.
Between late 2019 and 2023 the railroad was under direction of a federally appointed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee. This reorganization and sale of the former SLRG resulted in new ownership under the Soloviev Group, with plans to continue freight operations and grow the business.
Archived February 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, America's Byways, Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network, Denver, Colorado
