railroad spur

[Saw]

Can anyone tell me why the taxpayers are going to pay for a railroad spur in Roswell.

Other than wool once a year, is anything shipped from Roswell via rail.

Is anything shipped to Roswell via rail?

If the spur is necessary why does'nt the railroad company pay for it?

Why does the extra heavy cars need to be parked at Roswell?

[oladcock]

That lumber supply place off Atkinson gets a rail car load every now and then. I know, I was caught by them shuffling cars around a few days ago dropping one off. Where is this spur supposed to be?...O.L.

[Saw]

Virginia Ave. and Fifth Street.

Total cost $$217,000.00. The funds will come from from the NM Economic Developement($99,000.00), $95,000.00 from the city's coffers, and the railroad will chip in $24,000.00.

A stipulation of the agreement with NMEDD is that two jobs must be created over the course of three years.

RDR 3/23/12

[Rumpole]

Why don't they have passenger RR service between ROW & ABQ?

[oladcock]

Who'd want it? No rail service for passengers has been profitable for a long, long time.....O.L.

[Daisy]

A stipulation of the agreement with NMEDD is that two jobs must be created over the course of three years.

$95,000 out of the city funds. What are the benefits to the city for this amount of money spent and why are the city and the NMEDD paying so much more than the railroad?? What kind of business practices are these???

[Saw]

There has never been a track that goes from here to Albuquerque directly. If you went today you would go to Clovis, from Clovis to Belen, and then to Albuquerque.

Many years ago you could go South to Pecos Texas and then to El Paso and then to Albuquerque. The road South now deadends just South of Carlsbad.

Back to the big question, why should the taxpayers pay for a spur for the railroad?

[Daisy]

Well, I don't think it would be for the whopping two jobs created within 3 years, so I don't know the answer to the question.

Maybe you should email the Mayor and ask him...$95,000 is a lot of money, so I really hope there's a good reason.

[Murphy]

Five years ago I asked the Chamber why Roswell didn't have a public access rail spur. All spurs are private. If one of the private spurs would allow (for a fee) public access to the main, then the city would not have to subsidize another spur. My question is; who has to pay for maintenance of the spur?

[Saw]

Originally Posted by oladcock

Who'd want it?

Ohhhhh PIFFLE, you ol' stick in the mud!!! I WOULD WANT PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE FROM HERE NORTHWARD HO!!!! (For you people that think "ho" only means a slut, it just goes to show that the educational system of this country has REALLY failed... which in itself is depressing. The various posts on this site of a certain college student who seems to lack perception and intuitive judgment----attest to that.~~~)

[Lebo]

OOOOOPS!!! Sorry!!!! I seemed to have hijacked saw's identity. The sentiments expressed in the previous post are MINE, MINE, MINE!!!!!!!! NOT THE ORANGUTAN'S.

[oladcock]

LOL! Now how did that happen?! Yep, stick in the mud when it comes to flushing $$$ down the toilet. It'd be one thing if they could run just one little thing efficiently. Don't need another Amtrack, Railrunner, or post office....O.L.

[Lebo]

Originally Posted by oladcock

LOL! Now how did that happen?!

Heh! Heh! Heh! Have no idea... On the other hand, one of the most memorable/enjoyable times of my life was taking a trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan, via Amtrak; that was two years ago. What a hoot!!!! Caught the train in Lamy, NM, at a train station that is approximately 100 years old. Such a great experience...