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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado
has been informed that the Denver and Rio Grande Western
Railroad has requested authority to discontinue its Prospector
passenger train which operates through the City of Glenwood
Springs, on its route from Denver to Salt Lake City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen, Colorado, is a tourist oriented
community located approximately 40 miles from Glenwood Springs;
and
WHEREAS, many of its visitors and residents utilize the
transportation service furniShed by the Prospector passenger
train; and
WHEREAS, irreparable injury would be suffered by the Aspen
community if the Rio Grande Railroad were to be allowed to dis-
continue said Prospector passenger train;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the
City of Aspen strongly opposes the request of the Denver and
Rio Grande Western Railroad to discontinue its Prospector
passenger train between Denver and Salt Lake City and requests
that Public Hearings be held before any final decision is made.
DATED THIS /~ DAY OF DECEMBER, 1966.
Mayor
I, Lorraine Graves, duly elected City Clerk of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the Resolution adopted by the Aspen City
Council at a regular meeting held ¢ ~)~.~_~
City Clerk