<h1>Is the Colorado Connector run by RTD?</h1><p>No. The Colorado Connector is overseen by the Front Range Passenger Rail District, an independent special district the Colorado legislature created to deliver passenger rail along the Front Range. RTD is a funding partner, not the operator.</p><p>Issue 7A on the 2026 ballot is a measure referred to the ballot by the Front Range Passenger Rail District, not RTD. Amtrak will run the starter service between Fort Collins and Denver, and the District will choose future operators as the system grows.</p><p>Taxes voters approved for FasTracks in 2004 are helping pay for the starter service, including $156 million from RTD's FasTracks savings account. The Connector also helps deliver on RTD's 22-year-old Northwest Rail promise by putting trains on that corridor. But the District, not RTD, plans, funds, and oversees the Colorado Connector. Election Day is November 3, 2026.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a href="/5d6a55f6-87e8-45fc-9186-6242b20a30ef"><strong>What does Issue 7A do?</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="/0b1c27d9-4a06-4c72-afca-d1b9ec073635"><strong>Is Issue 7A the same as RTD's 2024 measure 7A?</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="/e4594d14-12c0-4d87-804f-9f1d513ae457"><strong>Who votes on Issue 7A?</strong></a></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="/5af9c3e4-b143-4d0f-acf9-17d45187a769">Colorado Connector and Issue 7A FAQ</a></p><p>Updated October 27, 2026</p>

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Issue 7A is a sales tax of a third of a penny per dollar, or 33 cents on a $100 purchase. Groceries, gas, utilities and prescriptions are exempt.

How much will Issue 7A cost me? | Colorado Connector

How much will Issue 7A cost me?

No. RTD’s 2024 measure 7A kept existing revenue and created no tax. Issue 7A on the 2026 ballot funds the Colorado Connector passenger train.

Is Issue 7A the same as RTD's 2024 ballot measure 7A? | Colorado Connector

Is Issue 7A the same as RTD's 2024 ballot measure 7A?

Yes. Issue 7A passes if it gets more than half the votes cast inside the Front Range Passenger Rail District. No supermajority is required.

Does Issue 7A need a simple majority to pass? | Colorado Connector

Does Issue 7A need a simple majority to pass?

See the Colorado Connector (CoCo) route map. Daily train service to 12 communities from Fort Collins to Pueblo. Issue 7A will make it happen.

Colorado Connector Train Map: 12 Front Range Communities | Yes on 7A

Who supports Yes on 7A: Colorado's pro sports teams, chambers of commerce, and Front Range leaders backing the Colorado Connector.

Who Supports Yes on 7A for the Colorado Connector (2026)

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Yes on 7A funds the Colorado Connector, daily passenger train service from Fort Collins to Pueblo on the Front Range. Learn what it does and who supports it.

Yes on 7A | Colorado Connector Front Range Passenger Rail | Coloradans for CoCo (2026)

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Answers on Issue 7A, the Front Range Passenger Rail District’s 2026 measure funding the Colorado Connector train: cost, who votes, stations and start dates.

Issue 7A FAQ - Colorado Connector 2026

What Issue 7A does: funds Front Range Passenger Rail, the Colorado Connector, with daily trains linking Fort Collins, Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo.

What Issue 7A Does | Colorado Connector Passenger Rail

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No. The Colorado Connector is overseen by the Front Range Passenger Rail District, not RTD. Issue 7A is the District’s 2026 ballot measure.

Is the Colorado Connector run by RTD? | Issue 7A

Is the Colorado Connector run by RTD?

Yes, with a cap: up to $580 million in borrowing for the Colorado Connector, repaid from the Issue 7A sales tax at no more than $785 million.

Does Issue 7A let the District take on debt? | Colorado Connector

Does Issue 7A let the District take on debt?

The latest news on Issue 7A and the Colorado Connector, Front Range passenger rail on the November 2026 ballot.

Issue 7A and Colorado Connector News | Coloradans for CoCo (2026)

Issue 7A funds the Colorado Connector passenger train from Fort Collins to Pueblo, with up to 10 round trips a day and service starting as soon as 2029.

What does Issue 7A do? | Colorado Connector

What does Issue 7A do?

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Voters in the Front Range Passenger Rail District, from Fort Collins to Pueblo and Trinidad, vote on Issue 7A. See every community in the District.

Who votes on Issue 7A? | Colorado Connector

Who votes on Issue 7A?

Yes. Issue 7A requires an annual audit and citizen oversight, and the Front Range Passenger Rail District’s board, budget and meetings are public.

Is there an audit or oversight of the 7A money? | Colorado Connector

Is there an audit or oversight of the 7A money?

<p><strong>The Boulder Chamber came out in support of the proposed Colorado Connector</strong> passenger rail investment</p>

<h4>Boulder Chamber of Commerce supports passenger rail</h4>

<p><strong>The station is intended to support future bus rapid transit service between Longmont and Boulder, and Front Range Passenger Rail service,</strong> along with connections to the city’s pedestrian and bicycle network.</p>

<h4>Longmont begins construction on 1st &amp; Main Transit Station (Times Call)</h4>

<p>District officials say if the measure is approved, <strong>the rail line south of Denver will launch within five years</strong> with three daily trips from Union Station to Pueblo, along with a fourth daily trip north. The line has capacity for up to 10 daily trips if demand increases.</p>

<h4>Ballot Issue 7A would expand passenger rail across metro Denver, Front Range (Denver Post)</h4>

<p>Downtown Longmont’s southern gateway was officially designated as blighted.</p><p><strong>It soon could be a field of dreams.</strong></p>

<h4>Longmont’s lower downtown dreams finally taking shape</h4>

<p>Supporters say the measure would provide infrastructure to connect the train to pre-existing track in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, leased from BNSF and Union Pacific.</p>

<h4>Colorado voters to decide on sales tax for Front Range rail (KKTV)</h4>

<p>The City of Longmont is set to break ground on a new transit center for the city on Friday. The project will support the future Bus Rapid Transit service between Longmont and Boulder <strong>with planned infrastructure for the Front Range passenger rail, the city said.</strong></p>

<h4>Officials to break ground on new Longmont transit center (9News)</h4>

<p>Live in the Front Range Passenger Rail District? <strong>Vote YES on Prop 7A!</strong></p>

<h4> Everything you need to know about Colorado’s NEW Train (Trains are Awesome)</h4>

<p><strong>Length of rail service connecting Pueblo to Fort Collins</strong></p>

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<p><strong>The Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche, Rockies, Mammoth and Summit FC</strong> jointly announced their support for the Front Range Passenger Rail’s proposed expansion</p>

<h4>6 Colorado pro sports teams endorse Colorado Connector expansion ballot measure (Denver Post)</h4>

<p><strong>What makes CoCo so compelling is that it’s a practical, realistic plan</strong> – it uses existing freight rail tracks, meaning passenger service can be online within eight years. Beyond taking cars off our clogged highways and cutting vehicle pollution, it opens up real economic mobility for everyday people.</p>

<h4>Councilor Gold: Vote ‘yes’ on 7A for passenger rail (PPB)</h4>

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<p>Many of us in Colorado have faced a familiar problem: getting stuck at Denver International Airport waiting to transfer to a connecting flight to Colorado Springs or Pueblo. Some may prefer to drive down, but many sit and wait. The drive can take 2-3 hours on a bad day, or we can be stuck with the highly unpredictable weather that dominates the Front Range regardless of the season. <strong>The solution staring at us is supporting the expansion of Colorado Connector south to Colorado Springs and Pueblo.</strong></p>

<h4>Advantages of CoCo (Gazette)</h4>

<p><strong>This week we cover the latest updates on the Colorado Connector</strong> project and an upcoming vote that will decide the fate of phase two of the rail proposal.</p>

<h4> Trains Are on the Ballot in Colorado! (Transit Tangents)</h4>

<p><strong>Round trips a day on the Colorado Connector.</strong></p>

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<p><strong>The city of Fort Collins will provide information about a proposed Front Range Passenger Rail station</strong> during an open house on Oct. 1. The "interactive" open house will be at the station's proposed location, the CSU Shops at College shopping center</p>

<h4>Fort Collins plans 'interactive' open house for passenger rail station (Coloradoan)</h4>

<p><strong>This new rail service will help relieve the overflowing traffic on I-25.</strong> So, what is your travel preference? Take your chance on I-25 or sit back and relax on the Colorado Connector?</p>

<h4>There really is a train coming to Longmont (Times-Call)</h4>

<p><strong>Colorado professional sports teams have joined forces</strong> to endorse a November ballot measure that would raise sales taxes to expand a Front Range passenger train.</p>

<h4>Sports teams endorse ballot measure 7A (Gazette)</h4>

<p><strong>“Congestion costs all of us and the costs are going up,” said Flattum.</strong> “The nature of a train allows you to get your time back.”</p>

<h4>Colorado Springs Expansion to Front Range Commuter Train on the November Ballot (The Catalyst)</h4>

<p><strong>A positive first step</strong> that can demonstrate demand, identify shortfalls and develop best practices that can lay the groundwork for rail as a viable mode of passenger transportation in the state.</p>

<h4>Rail service between Fort Collins, Denver a welcome first step (BizWest)</h4>

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<p><strong>The Colorado Springs Downtown Partnership is backing Issue 7A</strong>, a ballot measure that could introduce passenger train service to downtown Colorado Springs through the Colorado Connector, also known as the CoCo line. Voter approval is required to extend the rail line to both Colorado Springs and Pueblo.</p>

<h4>Passenger trains coming to downtown Colorado Springs?</h4>

<p>Business organization says daily passenger rail will <strong>strengthen regional connectivity and support economic growth</strong> in Downtown Colorado Springs and across the Pikes Peak Region.</p>

<h4>Colorado Springs Downtown Partnership Endorses Yes on 7A</h4>

<p><strong>James Jordan Banks</strong> shows how the Colorado Connector will bring passenger rail service to Colorado's Front Range.</p>

<h4>Banks Rail News (Video)</h4>

<p>Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett said that, should CoCo come to Boulder at full scale, <strong>it would be “transformational for the region.”</strong></p><p>“That means a lot fewer cars on the road, it means that people can travel without the congestion of the highways,” Brockett said. “It would make a huge difference for mobility throughout the region.”</p>

<h4>CoCo Front Range Passenger Rail - Issue 7A (Boulder Daily Camera)</h4>

<p><strong>New Train, who dis?</strong> Andy and James sit down with James Flattum, the Director of Outreach at the Coloradans for CoCo Intercity Passenger Rail Campaign, to discuss the 7A campaign for a new train to connect Denver to Fort Collins and Pueblo. </p>

<h4> Coo Coo for CoCo (Denver Urbanism)</h4>

<p>With advocacy by our newly elected RTD board member, Karen Benker, and the work by Longmont’s immediate past mayor, Joan Peck, work has started on our rail service. <strong>I believe it is even better than the original FasTracks plan.</strong></p>

<h4>Yes on 7A passenger rail (Times-Call)</h4>

<p><strong>Six of Colorado's professional sports teams endorsed Issue 7A today, </strong>backing daily passenger train service that would carry fans from across the Front Range to their front doors.</p>

<h4>Broncos, Rockies, Nuggets, Avalanche, Summit, and Mammoth Back Yes on 7A<br></h4>

<p><strong>The Colorado Rail Passenger Association is hosting an informational event Saturday on the future of the Front Range Passenger Rail</strong> project and a ballot measure coming to voters this fall.</p>

<h4>Community roundtable on passenger rail Coming to Colorado Springs</h4>

<p>In our changing world with our changing needs and our changing climate, we need to start investing in a future that is less defined by cars. Single-occupancy vehicles are likely not going anywhere anytime fast — this is America after all. But a reliable train service is a step toward a real alternative. <strong>That’s worth our investment.</strong></p>

<h4>Yes on Issue 7A (Boulder Daily Camera)</h4>

<p><strong>Full buildout of the CoCo system is essential to achieving our region’s transit goals. </strong>CoCo is expected to generate roughly 1.27 million passenger trips annually. </p>

<h4>Go, go, CoCo: For commuter convenience, for the environment, for our future!  (Daily Camera)</h4>

<p><strong>Coloradans have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity</strong> to fund a shovel-ready project to bring fast and frequent train service to the Front Range.</p>

<h4>Denver Post endorses 7A</h4>

<p>Ballots are dropping in Colorado like autumn leaves and while there are plenty of choices on the ballot, one should be an automatic "Yes!": 7A, the sales tax that will <strong>finally allow us to build a passenger rail line along the front range, decades past due.</strong></p>

<h4>Issue 7A is An Automatic Yes! (BNLO)</h4>

<p><strong>Community and business leaders from across the Front Range gathered at Denver Union Station this morning to launch Yes on 7A, the campaign to bring daily passenger train service to Colorado.</strong></p>

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<h4>Front Range Leaders Launch Yes on 7A to Bring Passenger Rail to Colorado</h4>

<p>Train service between Denver and Fort Collins is moving forward either way. <strong>Issue 7A is what brings it south, with service to the Springs within five years.</strong> If we reject it, northern Colorado gets its train while we wait our turn, again.</p>

<h4>Rail plan is realistic; alternative to cars (Gazette)</h4>

<p>For anyone interested in the future of intercity passenger rail in North America, <strong>Colorado is the state to watch this fall.</strong></p>

<h4>Colorado is the model for the next generation of passenger rail (Trains.com)</h4>

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