by Lindsey Jauregui
Part of the problem for the Southwest Chief in Colorado and surrounding areas is that the connecting routes were killed off when the Santa Fe Railway surrendered passenger service to AMTRAK back in 1971.
In Colorado, a great deal more ridership could be seen if the State DOT worked to promote a Denver train that would meet the Southwest Chief at La Junta (as the Santa Fe used to do), thus making it easier for rail travelers to reach the major population centers.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration has its research & testing facility trackage located near Pueblo, so there is money swimming around which could help to fund this -- the agencies involved just have to want to do so.
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