DENVER — Colorado residents can now vote to name the train for the Fort Collins-Pueblo rail passenger service planned by the Front Range Passenger Rail District.
Name-the-train voting will be held through March 23 at this page of the Front Range Passenger Rail website, and can choose from four finalists selected by the district:
- Colorado Connector (“CoCo”)
- Colorado Ranger
- Front Range Express Destinations (“FRED”)
- RangeLink
The news site The Colorado Sun reports those options were chosen from about 100 possibilities, after vetting for trademark and other conflicts.
“Front Range Passenger Rail will connect communities across the Front Range, increase transportation options for Coloradans and visitors, reduce traffic and pollution, and save us time and money,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a press release. “Coloradans have been wanting for more transportation options to get where we need to go quickly and easily, and now Coloradans have a chance to pick the name that we will see on the rails for years to come.”
In addition to Fort Collins and Pueblo, plans call for stations in Loveland, Longmont, Boulder, Louisville, Broomfield, Westminster, Denver, Littleton, Douglas County, Colorado Springs, and Trinidad.
The district is still determining whether it will move this year to add a ballot measure in November to fund the project through a half-cent sales tax in the district area, which covers all or part of 13 counties.
Service is currently projected to launch in 2029; two winners will be selected at random from the voters to ride on the service’s inaugural train.
More on the planned service is available at the district website, ridethefrontrange.com.
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