Western Rail Coalition looks to revive passenger rail service on long-dormant line connecting Colorado mountain towns
Passengers or petroleum products? That’s one of the key questions being bandied about in a renewed effort to revive part of the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line linking southern Colorado…
Colorado ski town looks to dig deep, diversify energy sources as climate change threat looms
Holy Cross Energy CEO Bryan Hannegan, left, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, and Vail Mayor Travis Coggin at a geothermal event in Vail last summer (David O. Williams photo). Editor’s…
State of Colorado strikes deal with Union Pacific to increase passenger rail service through Moffat Tunnel
The Moffat Tunnel in Winter Park (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline photo). The state of Colorado last week announced a new 25-year lease deal with Union Pacific Railroad for the state-owned Moffat…
Colorado-Utah battle over oil trains could wind up tied in U.S. Supreme Court following recusal
With thousands of pages of briefs filed and two hours of oral argument completed on Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court declared the case known as…
Texas rail company eyeing Colorado passenger service no longer involved with Utah oil trains
An oil train near the Grand Mesa in Colorado in 2023 (David O. Williams photo). The Texas-based railroad company that holds a passenger-service lease with Union Pacific on the Tennessee…
Rural Colorado police chief looks to spread community awareness, bust myths on fentanyl
M30 pills containing fentanyl (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency photo). Rick Brandt, who’s the police chief in the northeastern Colorado town of Evans, considers himself a bit of a myth buster…
Colorado attorney general, local, state officials weigh in on Utah oil train case set for SCOTUS hearing
Oil drilling in the Uinta Basin of Utah (David O. Williams photo). Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Friday was joined by 14 other state AG’s and the District of…
Western Rail Coalition petitions Colorado officials to expand scope of state’s passenger rail push
A group of rail advocates calling itself the Western Rail Coalition (WRC) on Monday officially sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and other state officials seeking support…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado county suit to stop Utah oil trains along Colorado River
An oil train passes some paddle boarders on the Colorado River in August. Eagle County, Colorado, will get its day in the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 10, when the…
Western Rail Coalition formed to explore passenger rail expansion in Colorado mountains
A newly formed group of passenger rail advocates has launched a new website, produced a new video, landed some local support, and will present before the Minturn Town Council tonight in an…
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