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Please visit the Front Range Passenger Rail Open House to learn about progress towards advancing FRPR, the recommended alternative for future full-build FRPR service in 2045 and near-term work to begin starter service by 2029. You will also have an opportunity to provide comments that help shape future planning decisions.
This online open house is open from May 12th – June 15th, 2025.
Imagine a fast, frequent, reliable and accessible rail system that connects the towns and cities along the Front Range…
What is Front Range Passenger Rail?
Front Range Passenger Rail (FRPR) is a proposed inter-city passenger train service along the Front Range and broader I-25 corridors in Colorado and Wyoming. The selected route runs from Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Boulder, Denver, South Metro (Littleton), Castle Rock, Colorado Springs to Pueblo. Proposals exist to extend the project northwards to Cheyenne in Wyoming and southwards to Trinidad and New Mexico.
Front Range Passenger Rail District
The FRPR District is a taxation district that was formed in 2022 by Colorado Senate Bill 21-238 to create an ‘interconnected passenger rail system along the Front Range’ stretching from the state border with Wyoming in the north to the state border with New Mexico in the south. The FRPR District works with a wide variety of stakeholders, such as Amtrak, CDOT, RTD, the general public and local governments all along the Front Range.
Phase 1 Service Along the Northwest Corridor
In May 2024, Colorado Senate Bill SB24-184 Support Surface Transportation Infrastructure Development, became law. It contains a number of provisions and requirements for advancing joint service with RTD and CDOT on the Northwest Corridor.
The Service Development Plan
The Service Development (SDP) will evaluate route, stations, service, infrastructure, operations, costs, and financing, and culminate in an implementation plan for initial train service. The SDP considers how to use existing rail infrastructure, leverage railroad and community partnerships plus multimodal connections to create a train service that will maximize ridership. The completed SDP will makes the project eligible for millions of dollars in federal funding, which will be crucial for completion.
National Environmental Policy Act
After the SDP is completed, the FRPR project will enter the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) stage. NEPA is a decision-making process for all federal actions that features public involvement and requires that a project consider alternatives and measures to minimize harm to the surrounding environment. NEPA determines mitigation measures to offset the impacts caused by the project’s construction and operation.
Design and Construction
After NEPA approval, the project will enter the final design and construction phase.
New Train For Colorado
It is hoped that the long term solution for rolling stock on the Front Range Passenger 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.
Presentation Decks
Imagine a fast and reliable rail system that connects the towns and cities along the Front Range…
A rail upgrade project most affordably buys FRPR trains a reliable passenger-only right-of-way across the Denver Metro.
Our push for a FRPR service that is fast, frequent, reliable and accessible.
Read the February 2024 white paper released by the FRPR, District, CDOT and RTD.
Please fill in our quick (less than 30 seconds) survey to tell us whether you would support a sales tax ballot measure to fund Front Range Passenger Rail.
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