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Passenger rail service from Denver through Steamboat Springs and on to Craig could be re-established thanks to a $5 million investment that will allow the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to study the rail line as well as statewide transit connectivity, such as the Bustang system on I-70 and how it can grow in the future.
Local communities along the Yampa Valley have brought attention to the potential to re-establish passenger rail, specifically along the 191-mile Union Pacific Railroad (UP) route that runs from Denver through Winter Park and Steamboat Springs, ending in Craig. Passenger rail service along this route ended in 1968 and today the only rail traffic is a single coal train that runs once per week.
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New Train For Colorado
It is hoped that the long term solution for rolling stock on the Mountain Rail corridor is provided by the New Train for Colorado concept which envisages a fleet of modern, fast, lightweight, highly efficient trains with superior on-board amenities connecting towns and cities all over the state.
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