| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Monte Vista, Colorado |
| Reporting mark | SLC |
| Locale | Colorado |
| Dates of operation | 1913–2024 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 13 miles (21 km) |
The San Luis Central Railroad (reporting mark SLC) was a railroad company based in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] It was founded in 1913 to haul sugar beets from grower to processor. The railroad operated freight traffic through a connection with the Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad hauling mainly grain, potatoes and fertilizer.[2] SLC was also a railcar owner, mostly refrigerator cars and boxcars. On August 23rd, 2024, a filing with the Surface Transportation Board revealed that the Soloviev Group was purchasing the San Luis Central, which would then be renamed to Colorado Pacific San Luis Railroad.[3]
The railroad is 13 miles (21 km) long, located between Sugar Junction (east of Monte Vista, Colorado) and Center, Colorado. At the time of sale in 2024, the railroad owned two locomotives: Electro Motive Division SW8 number 70 and General Electric 70 ton locomotive number 71. Prior to its purchase by Colorado Pacific San Luis, the company was owned by Rail World, Inc., which is controlled by Ed Burkhardt.[4]
- ^ Alistair MacDonald, Tom Fowler and Jesse Newman (July 9, 2013). "Runaway Quebec Train's Owner Battled Safety Issues". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Short Line Railroad Profiles: San Luis Central Railroad Company SLC #696". Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Filings". Surface Transportation Board. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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