Colorado Front Range Passenger Rail gets track deal needed to launch train service

Colorado reaches agreement with BNSF for Denver-Fort Collins passenger trains

An RTD train departs the Westminster light-rail station as Gov. Jared Polis and state energy and transportation officials give an update on the state's climate-action "roadmap" on Feb. 26, 2024. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)Colorado officials say they’ve taken another big step towards launching preliminary passenger rail service between Denver and Fort Collins by 2029 — with or without approval of a new tax later this year to fund a larger …

BNSF, state reach tentative deal to end 22-year wait for rail service to Northern Colorado

One-time payment of around $333M will allow trips between Westminster and Fort Collins, with stops in Broomfield, Louisville, Boulder, Longmont and Loveland

Colorado Front Range Passenger Rail gets track deal needed to launch train service

Colorado officials negotiating to launch Front Range Passenger Rail trains by 2029 seek funds from RTD and a track-sharing deal with BNSF.

State says it has reached tentative agreements that could build Denver to Boulder passenger train

Denver-to-Fort Collins passenger rail service could start in 2029

Colorado officials and BNSF Railway Co. have negotiated the framework of a deal that could result in passenger rail service from Denver to Fort Collins with a handful of Boulder Valley stops along the way.

'Taxes paid into the void': Colorado Locals Temper Optimism Over Supposed Rail Breakthrough

Colorado officials say they’ve finally cracked the code on a long-promised passenger rail line between Denver and Northern Colorado. But on the ground, skepticism is already outpacing optimism. A newly announced tentative agreement with BNSF Railway would allow trains to run from Denver’s Union Station to Fort Collins, with stops in Westminster, Broomfield, Boulder, Longmont, and beyond. State officials estimate the project will cost $333 millio…