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Rail advocates push for passenger line to southeast, west of Eagle County Airport
Passengers or petroleum products? That’s one of the key questions being bandied about in a renewed effort to revive part of the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line linking southern Colorado…
The O. Zone: Please bury I-70 burial plan while resurrecting rail
Burying or tunneling Interstate 70 through Vail was in the news again last week, cropping up with the periodic frequency of the equally fantastical proposals for hyperloop pods or Advanced Guideway System (AGS) high-speed transit connecting…
Rail company eyeing Eagle County service no longer involved in Utah oil train proposal
An oil train travels behind paddle boarders on the Colorado River near Dotsero in August. The Texas-based railroad company that holds a passenger-service lease with Union Pacific on the Tennessee…
Western Rail Coalition urges study of local service in letter to Gov. Polis, CDOT
A group of rail advocates calling itself the Western Rail Coalition (WRC) on Monday officially sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and other state officials seeking support…
Western Rail Coalition formed with local support to explore passenger rail in Eagle County
A newly formed group of passenger rail advocates has launched a new website, produced a new video, landed some local support, and will present before the Minturn Town Council tonight in an…
U.S. Supreme Court to review Eagle County case that derailed Utah oil train
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday accepted a last-ditch appeal from the backers of a controversial oil-by-rail project in eastern Utah, agreeing to review a lower-court ruling that sided with…
Despite bad air, Utah oil drilling on track for 75% of what railway plan projected
An oil truck on U.S. Route 191 through the Uinta Basin in Utah in February of 2024 — the alternative to building the Uinta Basin Railway project (David O. Williams…
Commissioner candidates weigh in on idea of Tennessee Pass railroad revival
The dormant Tennessee Pass rail line at Sage near the Eagle County Regional Airport with the Gypsum wallboard plant in the background. With no Republican running for the office in…
Roberts: Tennessee Pass Line rail revival hinges on success of Northwest Rail plan
A proposed Denver-to-Craig Northwest Rail passenger line, as state Sen. Dylan Roberts calls it, could have some significant spillover impacts on the local but long-dormant Tennessee Pass Rail line through…
Mountain passenger rail (not to Vail) on fast track following legislative session
An Amtrak California Zephyr train departs Grand Junction on May 16, 2023 (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline). The flurry of funding bills for passenger rail passed during the recently-completed 2024 Colorado legislative…