Passenger Trains > Colorado Goes With COCO

The Colorado Connector that is…. 

For the name of its passenger rail network, the CDOT has picked the Colorado Connector, “CoCo” as its branding.  

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/news/colorado-front-range-passenger-rail-name-vote-results/

what's interesting is they went with a very Siemens "Airo" train for this promotional image (on a very good looking train)... A Tip of the hat?

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Obviously just a promotional image but I know during the town hall meeting I went to it was suggested that they would like to look into Amtrak operating the train as a partnership with Amtrak would allow for easier equipment purchasing and such as they could piggyback off of Amtrak's buying power or existing order book. Not sure if that is the correct interpretation but that is what I got out of it. 

pictured at tunnel 1 which is not on the route

colorado has about a 18 billion budget iirc,  and a 1.8 billion shortfall it will be interesting if these rail projects move forward on time, with next year seeing the ski train go daily year around hopefully with superliners

Bustang which get under 20% farebox recovery needs funding as well, which is a great program in my eyes, filling gaps with no train or bus service

What manufacturing options do they really have? Sure they could write their own procurement specs do their own procurement and acceptance process hoping for Stadler, Siemens and others. Or KISS theory, they can add on to an existing order with Amtrak pick different colors and some small changes, then write a check for the delivered product.

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Warning, stay clear of AMTRAK! I worked for it.

RRBMail Wrote:
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> Warning, stay clear of AMTRAK! I worked for it.

As you have told us, over and over.

I'm going always refer to it as "Killdozer Service". 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/26 09:36 by mbrotzman.

I think Colorado should pick a different operator than Amtrak. Lets get some competition out their on the corridor routes (not commuter routes) and see what happens with service, reliability, etc. etc. I am not trying to be mean - I just think it would be good to see what another operator could or couldn't do. Call it competition and capitalism!

mbrotzman Wrote:
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> I'm going always refer tp it as "Killdozer Service". 

I am working on a logo. I'll have my people contact your people.

restricted_speed Wrote:
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> mbrotzman Wrote:
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> > I'm going always refer to it as
> "Killdozer Service". 
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> I am working on a logo. I'll have my people
> contact your people.

Locomotive coverd in homebrew armor plates.

I would think something akin to "Colorail" would be more descriptive... === === = === JLH

Is this just for the Pueblo-Ft. C service? Or is the name also for the Denver-Granby, later Craig, service? They use Bustang for all their bus routes. 

jp1822 Wrote:
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> I think Colorado should pick a different operator
> than Amtrak. Lets get some competition out their
> on the corridor routes (not commuter routes) and
> see what happens with service, reliability, etc.
> etc. I am not trying to be mean - I just think it
> would be good to see what another operator could
> or couldn't do. Call it competition and
> capitalism!

Reading the article, I didn't even see Amtrak being mentioned.
Maybe it won't be Amtrak service. So that might be a good thing.
 

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

The story I saw on Fox News has it terminating at Trinidad, but the image at the CBS link shows Trinidad as a future connection.

ATSF1129 Wrote:
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> The Colorado Connector that is…. 
>
> For the name of its passenger rail network, the
> CDOT has picked the Colorado Connector, “CoCo”
> as its branding.  
>
> https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/news/colorado
> -front-range-passenger-rail-name-vote-results/
>
> what's interesting is they went with a very
> Siemens "Airo" train for this promotional image
> (on a very good looking train)... A Tip of the
> hat?

"CoCo"?? A name you would give a white Poodle. Good grief......

How about "Front Range(r)"? Or the "Trinidad Limited".

Never mind....................


Keith_Kevet

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Keith_Kevet Wrote:

> "CoCo"?? A name you would give a white Poodle.
> Good grief......
>
> How about "Front Range(r)"? Or the "Trinidad
> Limited".
>
> Never mind....................

Well, the Next Gen Acela have horn that sounds like a doggie squeeky toy, so "Coco" fits the mold quite well. 

My wife's great niece has the nickname "Coco".

Cocolonoscopy. Good luck taxpayers.

My initial reaction was that they had decide to go with 6-axle locomotives.