High-speed Rail

The stories from Front Range weekend warriors of typical two-hour drives on Interstate 70 turned into six-hour odysseys by jackknifed semis and brutal mountain weather are legion, but one expert says drivers shouldn’t expect any relief till 2015 at the earliest.
In a column in the Summit Daily News, Frisco town manager Michael Penny predicts years [...]

Local rail and public transit enthusiasts are in for a cold slap of reality after the historic signing of the $787 billion economic recovery plan.

During Tuesday’s visit to Denver with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden said the federal stimulus bill will be a big boost to mass transit in the United States, with funding impacts for commuter rail projects from Colorado to Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.

If you’re a fan of high-speed rail, which in this country pretty much limits you to the Northeast corridor between New York and Washington, then you’ll want to listen up to the latest from Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama.