Southwest Chief Thru-Car Study Schedule

Southwest Chief Thru-Car Study and Front Range Passenger Rail Service Development Plan:

Schedule Southwest Chief Thru-Car Study
Task:

1. Project Administration
   ○ Winter to Spring 2023 - Complete
2. Purpose & Need/Stakeholder Plan
   ○ Winter to Spring 2023 - Complete
3. Existing Ops and Infrastructure
   ○ Winter to Spring 2023 - Complete
4. Alternatives Analysis
   ○ Winter to Summer 2023 - In Progress: Pueblo-La Junta
   ○ SWC team delivers Pueblo-La Junta for CDOT/FRA Review and pauses analysis
   ○ SWC Pause
   ○ SWC and FRPR teams collaborate on service option to accommodate both services
   ○ Winter 2024 to Spring 2024: CO Springs-Pueblo
5. Service Planning/Engineering
   ○ Winter to Summer 2023 - In Progress: Pueblo-La Junta
   ○ SWC team delivers Pueblo-La Junta for CDOT/FRA Review and pauses analysis
   ○ SWC Pause
   ○ SWC and FRPR teams collaborate on service option to accommodate both services
   ○ Winter 2024 to Spring 2024: CO Springs-Pueblo
6. Preliminary Environmental Impact
   ○ Winter to Summer 2023 - In Progress: Pueblo-La Junta
   ○ SWC team delivers Pueblo-La Junta for CDOT/FRA Review and pauses analysis
   ○ SWC Pause
   ○ SWC and FRPR teams collaborate on service option to accommodate both services
   ○ Winter 2024 to Spring 2024: CO Springs-Pueblo
7. Governance
   ○ Spring 2024

Front Range Passenger Rail Service Development Plan
Task:

• Purpose and Need
  ○ Winter to Summer 2023 - Complete
• Existing Corridor Conditions
  ○ Winter to Fall 2023 - Complete
• Route Analysis
  ○ Spring to Fall 2023 - Complete
• Service Options
  ○ Spring 2024 to Winter 2024 - In Progress
• Fleet Analysis
  ○ Spring to Fall 2024 - In Progress
• Infrastructure / Station Options
  ○ Spring 2023 - Winter 2024 - In Progress
• Cost Benefit
  ○ Winter to Summer 2024
• Financial Planning
  ○ Spring to Fall 2024