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2026 Colorado Ballot Decides $295 M Tax for Connector Train

7/22/2026

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Voters will decide in November 2026 on a one-third-cent sales tax that would raise $295 million annually for the Colorado Connector train project.
Sal Pace, district general manager, says phase two would cost $1.7 billion, the system $2.7 billion, and could finish by 2032 if approved.
Phase one funds three round-trip trains between Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins starting 2029, with Amtrak operating on BNSF and Union Pacific tracks and $1.5 billion allocated for stations.

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Voters will decide in November 2026 on a one-third-cent sales tax that would raise $295 million annually for the Colorado Connector train project.
Sal Pace, district general manager, says phase two would cost $1.7 billion, the system $2.7 billion, and could finish by 2032 if approved.
Phase one funds three round-trip trains between Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins starting 2029, with Amtrak operating on BNSF and Union Pacific tracks and $1.5 billion allocated for stations.