Transportation  September 1, 2020

Study: Proposed passenger rail line could generate 9,200 daily trips

A proposed passenger rail line would extend 191 miles from Fort Collins to Pueblo, with 14 stops. Courtesy Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Commission
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DENVER — A proposed passenger rail line that would connect Fort Collins and Pueblo would serve up to 9,200 passengers on weekdays, according to a new study released by the Colorado Department of Transportation.

The Front Range Passenger Rail Study, commissioned by CDOT and the Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Commission, found that the service would accommodate about 2.9 million passengers annually. The study, which details initial modeling results, was released Aug. 28.

The proposed 191-mile line would run on BNSF tracks, with stops in Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud, Longmont, Boulder, Louisville, downtown…

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Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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