Rail Feasiblity Study Announced

I want a train solution between Denver and Vail/Summit.  I talk about it, I dream about it, and I write about it.  Well the good news about this crazy economy and the spike that occured with gas prices is that at least a few other people realized that we need to start thinking about something other than more lanes of highway to fix the I-70 problem.  Happily there is more focus being put on transportation and fuel conservation initiatives.  The Rocky Mountain Rail Authority announced a new feasibility study in a presentation on 10/24 to look at train solutions in Colorado and to neighboring states.  Hopefully this means something to promote train travel to Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Aspen, Keystone, and more.  Hopefully it will look at Monorail/Maglev Train ideas or perhaps some new technology I don’t even know about yet.  Hopefully it will be more than just talk so I encourage you to get involved whereever you can.

Based upon the grass roots initiatives that did so well this past election to spread the word there is also a Facebook group set up to, at a minimum, build a list to show that there are people out there ready to take a seat on the trains once they arrive.  Let’s help the economic portion of their feasibility study by showing them that there is a demand for this service.  And cheers to all of you.  Here is the announcement…

The Rocky Mountain Rail Authority is conducting a one-year study of the technical, financial and economic feasibility of implementing high-speed intercity passenger rail service within Colorado and into neighboring states that could provide seamless travel throughout the state’s most populated corridors.

The study will evaluate the provision of high speed passenger train service connecting the cities and counties along the Front Range, the I-70 Corridor and other locations within the state.