The bill in support of the Southwest Chief is now in the Colorado Senate

Senate Transportation Committee Meeting
Tuesday, April 1 at 2 pm
Colorado State Capitol, Rm 352
200 E. Colfax
Denver
Bus: 15, 15L, 16
Within walking distance of Civic Center Station

Tomorrow the Colorado Senate will discuss HB 14-1161, the bill to fund repairs and improvements to the Southwest Chief. I am not sure if voters will be able to give testimony, but having lots of people there increases the odds that the bill will pass.

Another photo of the California Zephyr returning to Denver Union Station

The California Zephyr changes crews in Denver.

RTD's Citizens Advisory Committee has its first public meeting of 2014

FasTracks Citizens Advisory Committee
Wednesday, March 19, 6-8 pm
Arvada City Council Chambers
Arvada City Hall
8101 Ralston Road
Bus: 52, 72 (You may need to leave early if you take the 72 eastbound home.)

The public get updates about the construction of the Gold Line from the Eagle P3 information officer and information about the Olde Town Arvada Station project from the builders, Trammell Crow Co.

March RTD Board Meeting

Tuesday, March 25 at 5:30 pm
RTD Administrative Offices
1600 Blake Street
Denver
Bus: Still almost all that go downtown

The bill to fund and improve the Southwest Chief is out of the appropriations committee

And now it has passed the House by 44 to 20.

HB 1161, Preseve and Expand Amtrak Service, passed the House Appropriations by 11 to 1 this week. This bill would fund repairs to the tracks while creating a new stop in Pueblo. Thanks to Rep. Leroy Garcia for getting this done.

Petition to Save and Improve the Southwest Chief

Sal Pace, a Pueblo County Commissioner, has created a petition to the Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and to the Colorado Legislature to ask for funding to add Pueblo to the route of the Southwest Chief along with funding to fix the tracks.

Petition to Fund Improvements to the Southwest Chief

I encourage everybody to sign.

Colorado Rail Passenger Association Meeting Focuses on the Southwest Chief

Saturday, March 8 at 9 am
History Colorado
Martin Room
1200 Broadway
Denver
Bus: 0, 6, 16, 19, 83

Doors open at 8:30 and the meeting starts at 9:00 am. Right after opening remarks, Rep. Leroy Garcia and Pueblo County Commissioner Sal Pace will give a legislative report. Then there will be a forum with industry representatives. The meeting will end by 11:30.