Front Range Passenger Rail District legislation advances in committee Published Amtrak COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado is one step closer to the creation of a Front Range Passenger Rail, after lawmakers advanced a bill this week that would create the necessary funding for the system. Senate Bill 21-238, sponsored by Senate President Leroy Garcia (D - Pueblo), cleared the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee in a vote of 6-1 on Tuesday. The legislation seeks to establish a Front Range Passenger Rail District, stretching from Wyoming to New Mexico. The district would consist of more than a dozen Colorado counties, including El Paso and Pueblo, with the ability to oversee the rail project's planning and development.