Attorneys for Eagle County and conservation groups blast Uinta Basin Railway project in U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. as Glenwood Springs cleans up mudslide, Palisade firefighters douse burning railcar
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Carman: Don’t let the greedheads win on Uinta Basin Railway project
The Uinta Basin Railway project is bad for the planet, bad for the country and worse for the people of Colorado.
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Railroad’s plan to haul waxy crude through Colorado’s mountains needs $2 billion in government-approved bonds
Opposition to taxpayers helping foot the bill for Uinta Basin Railway’s “massive carbon bomb” is lining up
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Colorado is about to spend $28 million to fund free summer bus and train trips. It remains unclear if riders will flock.
If you build it, will they really come? Or, more specifically, if you make transit free for one month will Coloradans start riding it and then come back when they have to pay? Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis hope the answer is “yes” as they prepare to spend $28 million on a program aimed […]
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Railroad workers warn that BNSF’s “harsh” new policy may force them to work while sick, exhausted
Thousands of railroad workers in Colorado can’t strike over a new attendance policy that two unions say is so punitive it could lead employees to clock in while sick or exhausted, potentially leading to accidents. The unions said in late March they would enter arbitration, after a judge ruled in February that union workers can’t […]
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Opinion | From Utah with love: a warning about oil trains that could be rolling through Colorado
Greetings from Utah. I write to warn Coloradans of the looming threat to your beautiful state — a threat devised by Utah politicians. It comes in the form of a proposed 88-mile-long oil railway that would quadruple oil extraction in northeast Utah’s Uinta Basin. If the Uinta Basin Railway is built it will need to […]
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RTD buses and trains have more passengers — but not enough drivers
By Nathaniel Minor, CPR News Even as some of its vehicles fill with passengers for the first time in more than a year, the Regional Transportation District does not plan to bring back a significant amount of service anytime soon. One big reason is a familiar one for many businesses and services returning from COVID-19 […]
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The Cumbres & Toltec tourist railroad is back on track and a southern Colorado community is celebrating
By Jessica Pollard, The Santa Fe New Mexican ANTONITO — On a recent Saturday morning, it looked like the town of Antonito, Colorado, was on fire. But it was just steam from the Cumbres & Toltec train depot — lots of it. Four steam engines from the 19th century were running simultaneously in honor of the railroad’s […]
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An upgraded Grand Junction rail yard could accelerate Western Slope economic development
What if something as simple as getting freight trains to stop for a moment in Grand Junction could keep businesses and jobs on the Western Slope, support Grand Valley economic-development and reduce truck traffic on Interstate 70? “It would be huge; an absolute game-changer for the Western Slope,” if rail owners Union Pacific and Burlington […]
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Colorado takes its biggest step yet toward a Front Range passenger train system
Colorado on Wednesday took its most significant step yet toward building a Front Range passenger train system as Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill creating a special taxation district for the proposed rail line. Senate Bill 238 also forms a board tasked with getting the new train on track. The 17-member panel, six […]