Southwest Chief Thru-Car Study Schedule

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