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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…
The O. Zone: Paddleboarding past oil trains like whistling past graveyards
A pair of paddleboarders navigate the Upper Colorado River between Roundup River Ranch and Dotsero over Labor Day weekend with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe oil train in the background…
Northwest Colorado looks to reinvent itself as coal economy slowly shuts down
All over the country, communities are reeling from the threat of climate change – particularly the closure of coal mines and coal-burning power plants, as a way to dramatically reduce…
Colorado AG Weiser weighing all options as SCOTUS reviews Utah oil train case
Colorado’s attorney general recently left open the possibility he will take a formal role in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court to help block a proposal that would send…
At geothermal launch in Vail, Polis talks Project 2025, reform for SCOTUS, Uinta Basin oil trains
Project 2025 envisions even more oil drilling like this on BLM land in the Uinta Basin, even though the U.S. just set an all-time oil production record (July 22, 2024,…
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…