Front Range Passenger Rail

Front Range Passenger Rail

A long-distance Amtrak train in Colorado
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Proposed
Locale	Colorado and Wyoming
Website	www.ridethefrontrange.com
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map Legend Proposed route Cheyenne WY CO Fort Collins Loveland Longmont Two route options Boulder Thornton / North Metro  N  Two route options California Zephyr to Emeryville Winter Park Express to Winter Park Resort California Zephyr to Chicago Denver International Airport  A  Denver Union Station Littleton / South Metro  D  Lone Tree / South Suburban  E  R  Castle Rock Monument USAF Academy Briargate Colorado Springs Fort Carson Pueblo Potential extension Walsenburg Southwest Chief to Chicago Trinidad CO NM Raton Las Vegas Lamy Albuquerque NMRX Southwest Chief to Los Angeles This diagram: view talk edit

Front Range Passenger Rail is a proposed inter-city passenger train service along the Front Range and broader I-25 corridors in Colorado and Wyoming. Most proposals envision a route from Pueblo north to Colorado Springs, Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Extensions north to Cheyenne and south to Trinidad, Albuquerque, and even El Paso have been discussed.

Front Range communities were historically connected by rail transit until the mid-20th century. A series of studies performed since the early 2000s have shown mounting interest in renewed service. Momentum has grown significantly in the 2020s with Colorado creating the Front Range Passenger Rail District and Amtrak including the route in its 15-year expansion vision.

As of 2023, the Colorado Department of Transportation is working on a service development plan for the core route between Pueblo and Fort Collins. The plan will enable the state to solicit funding from voters and from the federal government.