Tag: Union Pacific
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Congresswoman seeks answers on Commerce City train derailment
U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo wants answers from BNSF about why a freight train derailed near the active SunCor Refinery in June. The incident happened more than two weeks ago and there’s still little information as to what happened, according to the Thornton Democrat. Caraveo wrote a letter to BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer noting…
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Denver tightens parking regulations on ‘junkers’ and large vehicles on public right of way
The Denver City Council passed a bill updating Denver’s parking enforcement code Monday. District 9 Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca was the only “no” vote, but she said it was not because she disagrees with District 7 Councilman Jolon Clark’s efforts to update the code. The changes will more effectively manage turnover and curbside access in high demand…
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Resistance to Utah oil train railroad racheting up
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was asked to block up to $2 billion in tax-exempt bonds to finance the construction of an 88-mile-long railway in Utah. Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Rep. Joe Neguse, along with a group of more than 150 environmental…
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Federal transportation bill could help make Front Range passenger rail a reality
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The long-term vision to bring passenger rail to the Colorado Front Range got a bit more validation Thursday from Amtrak. Amtrak, the quasi-public national rail corporation, identified a new passenger rail line from Cheyenne to…
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Colorado Pacific pledges passenger trains, trails to revive rail traffic on Tennessee Pass Line
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TENNESSEE PASS — A railroad and agricultural company in southeastern Colorado is sweetening the pot in its bid to take over Union Pacific’s inactive Tennessee Pass Line, offering passenger trains and recreational trails to entice mountain communities along the route. Colorado Pacific Railroad, a subsidiary…