Editing Manassa, Colorado (section)

== Railroad ==
The selection of the land for the colony was made on the assurance that the railroad would soon be built nearby. However, one year later the railroad bypassed the colony, and instead passed through [[Romeo, Colorado|Romeo]], just {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the west.<ref>[http://www.rmpbs.org/byways/lca_manassa.html Wayside Excursions:Manassa]

Today, [[Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad]] runs west from a connection with the Union Pacific Railroad at Walsenburg, CO, over La Veta Pass and into the fertile San Luis Valley. At Alamosa the railroad splits West to Monte Vista and South to Antonito. In addition to the Union Pacific (UP), there is a connection with shortline San Luis Central Railroad (SLC). The highest point on our railroad is La Veta Pass, 9,242 feet above sea level, making this the highest freight line in North America.

Commodities hauled year round include perlite, malt barley, potatoes, rock, and fertilizer.

Between late 2019 and 2023 the railroad was under direction of a federally appointed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee. This reorganization and sale of the former SLRG resulted in new ownership under the Soloviev Group, with plans to continue freight operations and grow the business.

{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212183430/http://www.rmpbs.org/byways/lca_manassa.html|date=February 12, 2006}}, ''America's Byways'', [[Rocky Mountain PBS|Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network]], Denver, Colorado</ref>

The [[Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad]] (formerly the San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad) is a [[class III railroad]] operating in south-central [[Colorado]]. It runs on 154 miles of former [[Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad]] tracks on three lines radiating from [[Alamosa]] and interchanges with the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] in [[Walsenburg, Colorado|Walsenburg]]. Much of the railroad is located in the [[San Luis Valley]]. In 2022, it was purchased by [[Stefan Soloviev]].