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The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 03/24/2026 > littleton-front-range-passenger-rail-train-station

Littleton decides on location of Front Range Passenger Rail stop as economic potential takes shape

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1302+ words) Littleton has chosen the Mineral light rail station as the site of its future Front Range Passenger Rail stop, nudging aside the south suburb's popular downtown largely because of the exorbitant expense of building a station there. The city's decision…...

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 03/09/2026 > front-range-passenger-rail-train-name

Name the train: Colorado Front Range rail leaders ask public to vote on finalists

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (350+ words) They unveiled the finalists following a dozen Front Range Passenger Rail District brainstorming sessions over two months that whittled down 100 ideas: "If there's a clear winner, then we have an answer," district director Sal Pace said, pointing to Amtrak's new…...

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 02/20/2026 > bustang-buses-routes-service-funding

Riders love Colorado’s Bustangs. CDOT is scrambling to keep them running

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (349+ words) More people are riding Colorado's Bustang buses between cities, especially along Interstates 25 and 70 " eight times as many as when the service began a decade ago and triple the number in 2019, the latest state records show. The Colorado Department of Transportation's…...

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 02/19/2026 > red-doubledecker-bus-coffee-lakewood-metro-pizza

Red double-decker bus brings Hong Kong flair, coffee and pizza to Lakewood

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (546+ words) Two young girls pressed their faces against the windows on the second level of a red, British-style double-decker bus that serves as an unusual coffee shop in Lakewood. But the bus, which is too tall to drive and has some…...

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 02/04/2026 > dia-trains-new-cars

DIA wants to shave 13 seconds off travelers’ train waits using newer cars

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (452+ words) Denver International Airport operators are modernizing their 30-year-old automated underground trains, a long-planned $148 million project to boost DIA's people-moving capacity and shave 13 seconds off travelers' wait times. They just completed an initial $78 million partial fleet replacement, shifting from older steel…...

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 01/22/2026 > front-range-passenger-rail-trains-voters-rtd-funding-polis-ballot

A train from Denver to Fort Collins? Front Range could vote on funds to launch intercity passenger rail in November

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (682+ words) Colorado transportation officials plan to ask voters in 13 Front Range counties to approve a ballot measure this November to fund passenger rail service linking cities between Fort Collins and Trinidad, with 10 round-trips a day. A crucial track-sharing deal with the…...

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 01/15/2026 > rtd-broncos-transit-playoffs-stadium

RTD promotes public transit to Broncos’ AFC divisional round playoff game

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (361+ words) Regional Transportation District officials are promoting public transportation as a safe and convenient way to reach downtown and the Denver Broncos" playoff game against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, adding extra train cars for an anticipated surge in ridership and…...

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 11/26/2025 > rtd-tap-fare-payment-credit-card-ridership-revenue-buses-trains

RTD bus and train riders can now pay by tapping their credit cards

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (549+ words) Regional Transportation District officials on Tuesday launched a credit card tap-and-pay system designed to make taking public transit as easy as buying groceries and coffee " "a seamless, straightforward experience" they hope will help boost lagging metro Denver ridership and revenue....

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 11/18/2025 > rtd-light-rail-holiday-train-construction-downtown

In RTD experiment, temporary ‘Holiday Train’ will run from I-25 through downtown Denver to Five Points

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) Regional Transportation District officials soon will launch temporary light rail service linking RTD's I-25/Broadway station with 30th/Downing in Five Points through the central downtown corridor, with trains running every 15 minutes. The service, running from Nov. 28 through Jan. 3, will mark a…...

The Denver Post
denverpost.com > 09/12/2025 > rtd-a-line-shutdown

Early morning copper wire theft forces RTD to shut down segment of A Line

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (306+ words) The Regional Transportation District shut down train service and began running bus shuttles along the A Line Friday morning after someone stole copper wiring along the rail corridor, disabling the agency's anti-crash system for trains. The thefts occurred early Friday…...