Tag: Railroads
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Colorado’s infrastructure receives C- grade in 2025 civil engineer report card
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Only a third of Colorado’s roads are in good condition — compared to 45% nationally — and, as a result, motorists here are paying almost $2,000 annually due to congested and deteriorated roadways. That’s according to the American Society of Civil Engineers 2025 report card released…
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Officials: Moving electricity by train can help reduce carbon pollution from power plants
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Xcel Energy Colorado CEO Robert Kenney announced a pilot project on Wednesday to move electricity much slower than the speed of light — at perhaps 60 mph. By train, that is. The Wireless Alternative by Train Transport (WATT) project is testing the viability of shipping up to two gigawatt-hours of renewable…
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Dormant railroad that served Camp Hale National Monument looking to come back to life
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A complex, multifront battle over a dormant railroad from Pueblo to Minturn and Eagle continues to simmer. The Tennessee Pass rail line, built in 1881 and taken out of service in 1997, recently attracted interest in reviving the line from both a company wanting to…
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Polis signs funding bill for Front Range Passenger Rail project
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed a bill into law that provides nearly $9 million in funding for Front Range Passenger Rail planning and development. Front Range Passenger Rail District boundaries Scott Weiser The plan calls for a rail system along the Interstate 25 corridor…
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Competition for railroad research, testing near Pueblo is heating up
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Competition in the rail transportation industry is heating up outside of Pueblo. MxV Rail and ENSCO will both operate railroad research and testing facilities outside of downtown Pueblo starting in October. MxV Rail announced groundbreaking on a new rail test track at the PuebloPlex industrial…