Editing Alamosa, Colorado (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[File:Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad in Alamosa, Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad]] locomotives parked in Alamosa]]
Alamosa is on the [[Rio Grande]] River, which is crossed by two auto bridges, one pedestrian bridge and one rail bridge in town.  Auto traffic is served by [[U.S. Route 160 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 160]] running east and west and [[U.S. Route 285 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 285]] and [[Colorado State Highway 17|State Highway 17]] running north and south. Alamosa is served by the [[Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad]] and [[Bustang]].  The local airport is [[San Luis Valley Regional Airport]]. Alamosa is part of Colorado's [[Bustang]] network. It is on the Alamosa-Pueblo Outrider line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bustang Schedule |url=https://ridebustang.com/schedules/ |website=RideBustang |publisher=CDOT}}</ref>

[[File:Alamosa Train-Station 2012-10-22.JPG|thumb|right|Train station in Alamosa]]

===Facilities===
Alamosa is the shopping center for the San Luis Valley and has several national and regional stores. There are a number of [[fast food restaurant]]s, two medical clinics, and a regional hospital, [[San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center]].

[[Adams State University]] is located in Alamosa. ASU is a four-year, state-supported university founded in 1921 and offering degrees in several fields including business and education.

[[Trinidad State College]] has a campus situated in Alamosa. They offer 2-year degrees in gunsmithing, aquaculture, cosmetology, welding and nursing, as well as traditional arts and sciences classes like English, physics and chemistry.