Front Range rail tax vote

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• Front Range voters will be asked to approve sales tax hike to pay for train between Fort Collins and Pueblocoloradosun.com · cred 7/10

  <figure><img alt="A sign showing the new name of the passenger rail line voters will be asked to fund this November. (Kevin J. Beaty, CPR News)" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/260406-FRONT-RANGE-PASSENGER-RAILWAYS-TRAINS-NAMING-PRESS-CONFERENCE-COLORADO-CONNECTOR-COCO-GOV-JARED-POLIS-UNION-STATION-DOWNTOWN-DENVER-KEVINJBEATY-10.webp?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" width="1024" /></figure>The Front Range Passenger Rail District’s board of directors voted to ask for a 33-cent sales tax increase on every $100 spent to raise $295 million a year for Colorado Connector

  • · The Front Range Passenger Rail District’s board of directors voted 14-1 to propose a 33-cent sales tax increase per $100 spent.
  • · The proposed tax aims to raise $295 million annually for the Colorado Connector passenger train.
• Voters in the Front Range Passenger Rail District will weigh in on new sales tax for CoCo passenger traincpr.org · cred 7/10

  The third of a cent sales tax will help fund the southern CoCo–or Colorado Connector–route from Denver to Pueblo.

  • · Voters in approximately 30 communities between Fort Collins and Trinidad will vote this fall on a new sales tax.
  • · The proposed tax is a third-of-a-cent sales tax within the Front Range Passenger Rail District.

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