About this episode

The episode discusses the stalled passenger rail connection in Colorado's Front Range and the recent momentum for its development.

Colorado’s Front Range is one of the most obvious “should have a train” corridors in the United States, yet the Denver to Boulder to Fort Collins connection has stalled for decades. We dig into what’s changing and why a new Front Range passenger rail push is suddenly picking up real momentum, including the practical realities that have blocked progress before: freight railroad ownership, dispatching priorities, and the price of buying access to the BNSF corridor. We walk through the current ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Louis, Chris

Topics covered

• transportation
• rail systems
• regional development
• infrastructure
• government policy

Keywords

• Colorado
• Front Range
• passenger rail
• Denver
• Boulder
• Fort Collins
• BNSF
• infrastructure
• transportation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BNSF

Places: Colorado, Front Range, Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins

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