New RTD study confirms Boulder train’s high costs, points to Front Range rail partnership as path forward

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Residential and commercial development in and around Boulder Junction. If or when a commuter train ever comes to Boulder and Longmont, this would be the Boulder stop. Gov. Jared Polis says RTD must follow through on its promise to build a rail line from Denver to Boulder and Longmont in spite of its budget issues. “The train has to come. It was part of the 2004 ballot initiative,” Polis says.

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Disused equipment at the BNSF depot just off Main Street in Longmont, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.