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

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 887

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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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 Front Range rail project.

The “joint service” plan hatched by Gov. Jared Polis’ administration would be a hybrid of sorts between the Regional Transportation District’s long-delayed B Line, a commuter rail service between Denver and Longmont first …

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