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Coloradans Have Spoken and Chosen the Name of the Front Range Passenger Rail
The name won 37% of more than 25,000 votes and could help build support for a possible ballot measure to fund the rail line.
- On Monday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Front Range Passenger Rail District officials announced "CoCo" as the winning name for the state's future passenger train, selected from more than 25,000 votes cast in a public contest.
- Designed to reduce traffic along the Interstate 25 corridor, the proposed rail project aims to link communities from Fort Collins to Trinidad using existing freight lines, with service potentially launching as early as 2029.
- The name "Colorado Connector," or "CoCo," secured 37% of the votes, beating finalists like "FRED." Local residents Cora Zaletel and Tyler Shown proposed the moniker; their family dog shared the name for 18 years.
- To fund the multi-billion-dollar project, state officials are weighing a ballot measure for November that would implement a sales tax of about a quarter to a third of a penny per dollar.
- District leaders are hosting town hall meetings across the region to gather public input, with sessions scheduled this week in Longmont and next week in Boulder to discuss the project's development.
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Colorado chooses "CoCo" for future passenger train service
DENVER, Colo. – Coloradans chose “Colorado Connector” or “CoCo” for short, as the name of a new intercity passenger train that will connect communities along the Front Range as soon as 2029. The train could possibly connect to New Mexico in the future. The Front Range Passenger Rail District and Governor Jared Polis announced the name on Monday. It was selected after a public contest with almost 26,000 votes cast. The initial service will connec…
·Albuquerque, United States
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"CoCo" wins naming contest for new Front Range train service
·Washington, United States
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Coloradans have spoken and chosen the name of the Front Range Passenger Rail
The new train route, dubbed the "Front Range Passenger Rail," will connect Pueblo to Fort Collins along Colorado's Front Range and Coloradans were asked to vote for their favorite name for the train.
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