Title
Amtrak Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Station Location Study - Project Update
Presenter:
Brian Vitulli, Transit Services Planning Supervisor
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Summary:
The Transit Services Division is conducting a study to identify a preferred location for a rail station to accommodate re-introduced passenger rail service to Colorado Springs. Two simultaneous efforts identify Colorado Springs as a destination for future rail service. The first effort is the potential extension of Amtrak's Southwest Chief intercity rail service from La Junta to Pueblo and Colorado Springs. The second process involves continued work to advance the development of Front Range Passenger Rail that serves communities along the Front Range from Fort Collins to Pueblo.
Background:
?The Transit Services Division is conducting a rail station location study to identify a suitable rail station site that can accommodate future Amtrak Southwest Chief and Front Range Passenger Rail service. This planning-level study will primarily satisfy the station requirements, standards, and specifications to achieve Amtrak Southwest Chief rail service implementation in Colorado Springs, but not preclude future Front Range Passenger Rail (FRPR) service.
Recent efforts at the State level through the Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Commission to extend Amtrak rail service (known as thru-car service) from La Junta to Pueblo and Colorado Springs as well as establish rail service along the Front Range, recommend that a rail station location study be conducted to identify suitable and feasible locations for a rail station within the existing mainline freight railroad right-of-way adjacent to the I-25 corridor in Colorado Springs.
The completion of this station location study in a timely manner will ensure that a rail station in Colorado Springs is identified and included in continued rail planning efforts to re-introduce passenger rail service to Colorado Springs and our r...
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