July 20, 2026

Detailed rail plan vows service by 2029; tax hike would expand it

Existing funding will pay for three daily Front Range Passenger Rail round trips between Fort Collins and Denver by 2029, the rail district’s general manager said Monday, and an extension of the line’s length and frequency of service will depend on voter approval of a third-of-a-cent tax increase in November.

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.

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