Tag: front range rail
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Perspective: Front Range railroaded
The proposed Colorado Front Range Rail will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars yet produce no real benefits. According to the service plan negotiated with BNSF, the state expects to spend $333 million to start it plus $25 million to $35 million a year operating trains between Denver and Fort Collins. For that the state plans just three…
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LETTERS: This is a boondoggle; no really means no
This is a boondoggle I attended the Colorado Springs Front Range Rail Meeting. The rail service’s plan is to utilize the existing freight train rails (that run about 12-16 trains a day – no firm answer) and they are still in the negotiation/planning stage. They plan to begin with 3 one hour and forty five…
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Why Colorado picked these 4 names for its Front Range train, and how you can vote
The Front Range Passenger Rail initiative opened a contest Monday to name the train that could someday traverse between Pueblo and Fort Collins. For the next two weeks, voters will be able to choose from one of four options: Front Range Express Destinations (FRED), Colorado Connector (CoCo), Colorado Ranger and RangeLink. Two people will be…
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Front Range passenger rail to cost up to $2.8 billion for first phase: Report
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first phase of a proposed Front Range passenger rail system from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs would cost up to $2.5 billion and see two to six daily round trips, a new report from the project team estimates. The Dec. 4 update from the…
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Front Range passenger rail to cost up to $2.8 billion for first phase: Report
The first phase of a proposed Front Range passenger rail system from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs would cost up to $2.5 billion and see two to six daily round trips, a new report from the project team estimates. The Dec. 4 update from the Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Commission and the…