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The beloved train runs weekends January through March from historic Union Station in downtown Denver right to the base of Winter Park mere steps from the gondola.

Plans to convert the Montana Rail Link trestle crossing the Clark Fork River near downtown Missoula to a usable bike and pedestrian trail continue to move forward, a city official said Thursday.

Lawmakers are poised to give Colorado’s public transit agencies more flexibility in how they use funds from a state program for free rides during periods of high ozone pollution.

Two bills pre-filed in the state Legislature ahead of the session that starts Tuesday may pave the way for expanded rail service in New Mexico.

The Great American Trail, which runs from D.C. to Seattle, would connect 35 rural towns along a 220-mile route through western Montana.

The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is pushing to ensure the old North Coast Hiawatha is included in November, when the Federal Railroad Administration submits its final Amtrak Daily Long Distance Service Study to Congress.

A federal funding package announced last week to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail is just one piece of a larger package being watched by the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, it's chairman said this week.

Selected projects will improve existing rail corridors and create new ones, broadening access to intercity passenger rail services for communities across the country.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday said the House will take up legislation to ratify an agreement between rail workers and operators in order to avert a nationwide rail strike.

Commissioner Strohmaier spearhead the authority's formation back in 2019 and was appointed chair of the authority's board upon the selection of officers in 2021.