Tag: Minturn
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Avalanche beacon training park opens in Colorado
No traveler in Colorado’s winter backcountry wants to be in a situation that requires use of an avalanche beacon. It is nonetheless required know-how — and the purpose of a park in the state’s central mountains. The U.S. Forest Service recently announced opening its “beacon training park” for the season. It’s situated uphill from the Mountain…
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Dormant railroad that served Camp Hale National Monument looking to come back to life
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A complex, multifront battle over a dormant railroad from Pueblo to Minturn and Eagle continues to simmer. The Tennessee Pass rail line, built in 1881 and taken out of service in 1997, recently attracted interest in reviving the line from both a company wanting to…
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Colorado Pacific pledges passenger trains, trails to revive rail traffic on Tennessee Pass Line
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TENNESSEE PASS — A railroad and agricultural company in southeastern Colorado is sweetening the pot in its bid to take over Union Pacific’s inactive Tennessee Pass Line, offering passenger trains and recreational trails to entice mountain communities along the route. Colorado Pacific Railroad, a subsidiary…
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Opening set for highly anticipated bike park in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After years of imagining, fundraising and building, Colorado is getting a new cycling playground. In the north-central mountains between Leadville and Vail, the free Minturn Bike Park is set for an opening celebration Saturday, Aug.…