Colorado has finalized a landmark agreement with Union Pacific Railroad that modernizes a century-old lease for the Moffat Tunnel, setting the stage for expanded mountain passenger rail service and ...

Nearly 100 years after it was first negotiated, a new contract for rail use of the Moffat Tunnel is likely to be announced in the coming weeks. The Moffat Tunnel, which connects Gilpin and Grand ...

The sight of a passenger train or coal train rumbling through the west end of the Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park Resort is a welcome sight for many. Built in 1927 to cut through the Continental Divide, ...

The state of Colorado announced Monday the outlines of a new agreement with Union Pacific that will allow more passenger trains to use the Moffat Tunnel. “This is a big step forward in making Mountain ...

Colorado will be able to run a passenger rail service between Denver and Craig for the next 25 years without paying a fee for use of the tracks under a newly agreed upon deal between the state and ...

As Colorado lawmakers this month prepare to do something that Congress has been incapable of for more than a year — debate meaningful rail-safety legislation — Union Pacific, state regulators and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel near Tolland is pictured on June 26, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) Colorado will ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado state officials and the Union Pacific Railroad reached a tentative agreement on the future of the 100-year-old Moffat Tunnel — and, in the process, ...

Colorado will continue to lease a crucial piece of state-owned infrastructure to the Union Pacific railroad for the next 25 years in exchange for help with its plans to expand passenger rail service ...