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Colorado awarded $44 million to improve railroad safety across Western Slope

The project adds state funding for rock barriers, emergency caches and crossing reviews after rockfall and derailment risks along mountain rail lines.

Summary by Vail Daily
Colorado has been selected to receive a $44 million Federal Railroad Administration grant to improve rail safety through the mountains. Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation announced in a news release Wednesday that the federal grant award will support work on a project to reduce rockfall, create caches to respond to emergencies and analyze railroad crossings across the Western Slope. “Colorado’s mountain rail corridors…

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Aspen Times broke the news on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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