DENVER — Rep. Lauren Boebert wants to halt federal funding for a state-funded project that would bring passenger rail service to Colorado’s Front Range.
The Republican congresswoman announced Tuesday that she is seeking Elon Musk’s help stopping federal funds from going to the Front Range Passenger Rail Project (FRPR) despite Colorado footing the bill for construction.
The proposal would offer passenger rail service from Fort Collins through Denver and south to Pueblo. A construction or completion timeline is unavailable as the project is still in the planning stages.
Boebert sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) calling for a reevaluation of federal funds already scheduled for the proposed project…