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State, RTD and Front Range district press ahead on “joint service” plan to start Denver–North rail by 2029
Summary
State and regional rail officials told council a joint‑service effort has entered access negotiations with BNSF and aims to deliver a starter passenger rail service (three daily round trips) between Denver and points north by Jan. 1, 2029, using new state fee revenue plus existing FastTracks funds.
State and regional rail officials told the Broomfield council Tuesday they are pursuing a near‑term "joint service" that blends Front Range Passenger Rail’s long‑range vision with RTD’s Northwest corridor study in an effort to deliver passenger rail sooner.
"Joint service is a collaborative effort between RTD, the Front Range Passenger Rail district, and CDOT to develop a starter passenger rail service by 2029," said Mo Sullivan, assistant director of passenger rail at the Colorado Department of Transportation. Brandon Schafer, special adviser for passenger rail and transit for the state, said the parties have begun negotiating access with BNSF, the freight railroad that owns the corridor.
Officials said the interagency effort was directed by the legislature and funded in part by two recently enacted state fees plus existing FastTracks sales tax revenue: the rental car congestion fee authorized by Senate Bill 184, the oil‑and‑gas fee from Senate Bill 230, and FastTracks collections in the Northwest corridor. Schafer said the entities have…
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