Date: 07/07/2015
Final
Presentation on Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE
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01:16 PM -- Presentation on Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
The committee came back to order. Mr. Hugh Fowler, former state Senator, representing the Colorado Association of Rail Passengers, came to the table to present to the committee on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. He distributed some literature on the railroad (Attachment I). Mr. Fowler discussed the idea of the TLRC visiting the railroad on its Southwest Colorado tour later in the summer. He explained that he represents ColoRail, and provided a summary of activities of the legislature that have helped to develop and repair railroads in Colorado. He discussed the importance of railroads to Colorado's history. He said that these days railroads transport freight far more than passengers, and spoke to how passenger service on trains could return to the Front Range. He discussed the issue of the state constitution stipulating that no public moneys can be spent on freight railroads. Mr. Fowler asked for the committee to consider railroads in its discussions and how it might be able to help encourage the development railroad infrastructure in the state.
Attachment I can be viewed at Legislative Council