Transportation  January 26, 2024

Passenger rail board begins debate over when to ask for tax

Members of the board of the Front Range Passenger Rail District board of directors began their first meeting of the year on Friday with this:

“This will be a really important year for this project,” said board president James Souby.

An understatement, perhaps.

The board is charged with developing plans for passenger rail service between Fort Collins and Pueblo. It has already decided on the route, which will follow the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway route north of Denver and the BNSF/Union Pacific line south of Denver.

But 2024 could be a make or break year, because by April…

Ken Amundson retired from his position as managing editor of BizWest in May 2024 but has come back on a limited basis to report business news in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes north of Denver. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.

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