In the wake of Tuesday’s midterm elections, passenger rail advocates across Colorado are celebrating voter approval of CoCo on the Front Range and wondering if the federal electoral shift may free up funds to pursue better rail connections to the Western Slope as well.
In Eagle County, a local rail steering committee remains committed to working with state transportation officials to study reviving passenger rail on the dormant Tennessee Pass Line, building a recreational trail along the corridor owned by Union Pacific, or perhaps both…