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There appears to be growing momentum for passenger service. And now the state is changing up its Moffat Tunnel lease renegotiation team.
The state is now actively working with Union Pacific to increase passenger rail to replace waning freight traffic for commodities such as coal and oil — specifically commuter rail to help ease workforce housing shortages around Colorado.
While Eagle County officials and environmentalists have been high-fiving over their collective federal court win this month at least temporarily derailing a nearly $3 billion Utah oil train project —
Stakeholders in Colorado are girding for future battles around railroad and hoping passengers can replace petroleum along the mountain line.
A major housing bill focused on facilitating private development on land owned by the state cleared committee on Tuesday, as Colorado lawmakers work to find solutions this legislative session for the state’s housing concerns.