Colorado Front Range developments

[jis]

Advocacy for service along Colorado Front Range is making some headway...

Gov. Polis pushing for Front Range rail vote in 2024

But planners aren’t certain they’ll be ready by next year.

www.cpr.org

 

[Just-Thinking-51]

Denver RTD need a bit of help to complete its current projects. Yes there a pot of federal money out there, but with Covid meltdown of the RTD maybe the state should address the issues there before starting something new.

I know I can chew gum while walking. However I am not sure Colorado is up for the task.

 

[Willbridge]

f help to complete its current projects. Yes there a pot of federal money out there, but with Covid meltdown of the RTD maybe the state should address the issues there before starting something new.

I know I can chew gum

This is a separate entity's project. It's coordinating with RTD and with CDOT. Both the UP and BNSF have liaison staff attending board meetings.

Front Range Passenger Rail

Front Range Passenger Rail seeks to connect major population centers along the Colorado Front Range.

www.frontrangepassengerrail.com

 

[Palmland]

We recently drove along I-25 from Pueblo to Denver. In many places we could see both the BNSF (ATSF) and UP(DRGW) tracks. While there were places the tracks were not visible, I was surprised by seeing only two coal trains in the 100 miles, one of which was unloading at a utility company. As utility coal continues to decline it will certainly become easier for freight and passenger to coexist.

Pueblo won’t take much to be a good terminus as the station and surrounding area are becoming a bit gentrified. While a barber shop was the only retail in the station there were legal and government offices and a community event room. And the former DRGW freight house is now a museum.


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BNSF/UP tracks in far right of photo. Some of the station tracks connected to a somewhat shabby collection of passenger cars to my rear in photo. A forlorn ATSF 4-8-4 in the foreground