San Luis Central Railroad

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San Luis Central Railroad Overview

The San Luis Central Railroad was founded in 1913 to haul sugar beets from grower to processor. The railroad was acquired in 1969 by the Pea Vine Corporation and today operates freight traffic through a connection with the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad hauling mainly grain, potatoes and fertilizer. SLC is also a railcar owner, owning mostly refrigerator cars and boxcars.

The railroad is 13 miles long, located between Sugar Junction (east of Monte Vista, Colorado) and Center, Colorado.

The railroad interchanges with San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad at Sugar Junction (Monte Vista), Colorado.

San Luis Central Railroad Locomotives

Number Model Year(s) Built History Notes
SLC 70 SW8 1952 Ex-CORX C997/CUT 36.
SLC 71 70 Tonner 1955 Built new for SLC.

San Luis Central Railroad Customers

Customer Location Company Description Type of Railcar Notes
Monte Vista Co-Op Sugar Junction Fertilizer Dealer Tank Cars
Monte Vista Co-Op Vastine Grain Elevator Covered Hoppers
Rio Grande Seed & Grain Vastine Grain Elevator Covered Hoppers
Smoking Spuds Ansel Produce Warehouse Refrigerated Boxcars
Arizona Grain Center Grain Elevator Covered Hoppers
Stone's Farm Supply Center Grain Elevator/Fertilizer Terminal Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
Monte Vista Co-Op Center Grain Elevator/Fertilizer Terminal Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars



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