Learn about the History of the Ski Train

Arvada Roundtable
Thursday, February 2 at 5:30 pm (presentation at 7:00 pm)
7450 W. 52nd Avenue
Arvada
Bus: 76, 52
Both these buses run late. If you are taking the 76, get off right after I-70. You will be right by the restaurant, although you may have to walk up to 52nd to find a walkable way to get there. If you are taking the 52, get off on the stop after Wadsworth. You will have to walk back a little, but you are on the right side of 52nd.

The Arvada Roundtable meets every month to learn about some aspect of rail history. In February, they are presenting two programs on the history of the Ski Train. Steve Patterson will share the ski train presentation that he developed for the Aurora Historical Society. This presentation covers the train's history from its inception until its conclusion through 135 images. Kevin Morgan will follow with a program of contemporary Colorado railroading which will include the Ski Train.

The Lone Star Steakhouse lets the Arvada Roundtable use their meeting room for free because they eat dinner first. Dinner starts at 5:30 on the raised-seating section. When you arrive tell the hostess that you are with the Arvada Roundtable and go to the raised area and be seated. If you arrive on time, they will wait for you to finish dinner, but not if you are late. That said, the one time I came, I arrived at 6:00 and I had no trouble ordering and finishing my meal before 7.

Social Action for Transit's First Meeting

Want to support better bus and train service in Colorado? The come to the first meeting of Social Action for Transit:

Monday, January 30 at 6pm
Blair-Caldwell Library
2401 Welton, Denver
Light Rail: D
Bus: 38 (Stops behind the library going west, a block further on Stout going east.)

I am hoping that we get some people with good ideas, some people who have time to work on those good ideas, and some people who can donate some money to pay to have some of our good ideas executed. I also am hoping that I can find a couple of writers for this blog.

Each of us is going to answer these questions:

1. What is something you know?

2. What should we work on?

3. What can you volunteer or give to the group?

4. What work could you do for the group if we could pay you?

Is this a last chance to influence what happens with Union Station in Denver?

RTD is holding another public meeting about the plans for Union Station. I, and many other people, that poor planning decisions now will make it difficult to expand intercity service to Denver in the future. In fact, it might be difficult to get Amtrak back into Union Station if a hotel is built there. Unfortunately, that is the plan that was adopted.

I am hoping that a lot of people come to hear what has been decided so far, and there will still be an opportunity to make sure that there is decent-sized waiting room and enough space for Amtrak.

Wednesday, January 26 at 5:30 - 7:30 pm
RTD Administrative Offices
1600 Blake in the basement
The RTD building is right next to Market Street Station, so almost any bus that goes downtown, goes by this location. If you take the light rail, you can take the free mall shuttle here.