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Gov. Polis touts rail deal with no new taxes but Initiative 175 could reroute money
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (596+ words) Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday touted a new agreement between the BNSF Railway and the Front Range Passenger Rail that would deliver three daily round-trip passenger trains between Denver and Fort Collins with no new taxes and at about half…...
RTD wrapped its trains in gingerbread for the holidays " they're still rolling in April
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (164+ words) The snowpack in Colorado may have been light this year, but the city is keeping things festive late into the spring with holiday-wrapped trains still rolling through Denver. The gingerbread house design was featured "along several different bus routes and…...
Colorado bill reshaping RTD board advances
3+ week, 1+ day ago (953+ words) A proposal to reshape the Regional Transportation District's leadership easily cleared a committee vote Wednesday, advancing the bill sponsors say is needed to revive a transit system still struggling to regain riders and public trust. Critics have countered that, while…...
Front Range Passenger Rail reaches agreement with BNSF to allow service from Denver to Fort Collins
3+ week, 1+ day ago (346+ words) Front Range Passenger Rail service between Denver and Fort Collins could begin by early 2029 under an agreement reached with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, which owns the freight lines that would be used by the passenger rail. State officials said…...
Denver residents question funding, local transport aspects of Front Range Passenger Rail
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (573+ words) Historic low snowpack prompts Denver Water move to Stage 1 restrictions Funding, local transit focus and how exactly the Front Range Passenger Rail will serve Coloradans are a few topics Denver residents have on their minds regarding an upcoming project meant…...
Front Range rail district to host Denver town hall amid debate on project's costs, benefits
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (659+ words) Audit analysis shows DPS has carried more obligations than assets for two decades Xcel Energy preparing to cut power Saturday in Boulder, Jefferson counties The Front Range Passenger Rail District will host a community town hall in Denver next week…...
Front Range rail district hosts Denver town hall amid debate on project's costs, benefits
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (657+ words) Audit analysis shows DPS has carried more obligations than assets for two decades Xcel Energy preparing to cut power Saturday in Boulder, Jefferson counties The Front Range Passenger Rail District will host a community town hall in Denver next week…...
Why Colorado picked these 4 names for its Front Range train, and how you can vote
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (481+ words) J. K. Dobbins returns to Broncos on 2-year deal 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…...
VOTE: Here's your chance to help name the Front Range Passenger Train
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (424+ words) Many public transportation systems around the country have a catchy name than tends to be used rather affectionately by locals " and officials are hoping that will be the case when it comes to the future Front Range Passenger Train, too....
RTD merges eight southeast Flex Ride zones into single DTC Flex Ride area
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) The Regional Transportation District has consolidated eight separate Flex Ride service areas in the southeast corridor into a single unified zone, DTC Flex Ride, effective Feb. 1. The change combines the former Arapahoe, Belleview, Dry Creek, Meridian, Orchard, Lone Tree, South…...