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Answer» What is San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad mean? The San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad (reporting mark SLRG) is a class III railroad operating in Colorado. The SLRG began operations in 2003 using 154 miles of former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on three lines radiating from Alamosa, Colorado. The SLRG operates a variety of equipment, like the SD90MAC diesel units from EMD. Alamosa east to Walsenburg, Colorado (over La Veta Pass) where it intersects with the Union Pacific RailroadAlamosa south to Antonito, Colorado where it meets the narrow gauge Cumbres and Toltec Scenic RailroadAlamosa west to South Fork, ColoradoThe railroad meets the San Luis Central Railroad at Sugar Junction in Monte Vista, Colorado. The railroad was established by RailAmerica following the divestiture of the tracks by the Union Pacific (after acquisition of the D&RGW through merger with the Southern Pacific). Holding company Permian Basin Railways purchased the railroad from RailAmerica in 2005. As of September 2020, the railroad company is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with the railroad itself being operated by bankruptcy trustee William A. Brandt Jr. of Development Specialists, Inc. reference
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