The Front Range Passenger Rail District is asking Coloradans to weigh in on what a train from Fort Collins to Pueblo should be named ahead of a potential November vote on a sales tax increase that would fund the route.
The district wants the public to vote on their favorite of four finalists:
- Colorado Connector, or CoCo for short
- Colorado Ranger, a play on words since the train runs along the Front Range
- Front Range Express Destinations, or FRED for short
- RangeLink
About 100 names were considered by the district, and the finalists were chosen after vetting for trademark and other conflicts. The public can vote here through March 23.
“We thought it’d be a good idea and smart to include the constituents of the district and in Colorado in this naming exercise,” said Sal Pace, a former state lawmaker and Pueblo County commissioner who leads the district…