The original Joint Operating Agreement with the Santa Fe took effect on August 1, 1899 and thereafter there was only local service on the C&S "Old Line." But it was abandoned in segments, with service over the line between Manitou Junction and Pueblo dropped almost immediately after Joint Line operation began. By the time of the 1930s flooding the line was being operated between Denver and the Rock Island connection at Falcon, and the flood of May 30, 1935, took out large portions of the railroad in and near Elbert, resulting in an abandonment application that, upon approval, cut the line back to the outskirts of Denver.
Hol Wagner
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: sjl_prodigynet@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 13:11:05 -0700
Subject: [CBQ] Abandonment of Original C&S Denver-Colo Springs Line
What year did C&S start operating on the Joint Line between Denver and Pueblo? What year was the original line between those two cities actually abandoned? Was the line in operation at the time in the 1930's when a flood washed away half of Elbert, CO?
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