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Colorado Department of Transportation — Division of Transit and Rail
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- Type
- State DOT — state department of transportation; its Division of Transit and Rail (DTR), created in 2009 by state legislation, holds the passenger rail mandate through its Passenger Rail Branch, and the Transportation Commission of Colorado adopts the state rail plan and approves programme funding
- Market · Region
- United States · Colorado
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations
Plans, develops, operates and integrates transit and rail into statewide transportation system.
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Plans, develops, operates and integrates transit and rail into the statewide transportation system. DTR produced the 2024 Colorado Freight and Passenger Rail Plan, adopted by the Transportation Commission on 15 February 2024; its Passenger Rail Branch runs the Mountain Rail programme for a Denver–Craig service and is a partner with RTD, CTIO and the Front Range Passenger Rail District in the Joint Service programme authorised by Senate Bill 24-184.
- Type
- State DOT — state department of transportation; its Division of Transit and Rail (DTR), created in 2009 by state legislation, holds the passenger rail mandate through its Passenger Rail Branch, and the Transportation Commission of Colorado adopts the state rail plan and approves programme funding
- Where
- Colorado · Denver
- Programmes
- IIJA / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations
Who holds what here
- leases to UP — Moffat Tunnel lease to Union Pacific, the consideration for the State of Colorado's passenger rail access over Union Pacific lines for the Mountain Passenger Rail Service (active · since 2025-05-01)
- awarded UP — Union Pacific Passenger Rail Denver Union Station Craig — Union Pacific Railroad Company (active)
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Sources for these relationships (2)
- ● Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) · Mountain Rail | Preliminary Design & Planning — Denver to Craig route, open house schedule, status and executive summary, signed passenger rail access and operating agreement with Union Pacific (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) · Passenger Rail Access and Operating Agreement between the State of Colorado and Union Pacific Railroad Company, effective 1 May 2025 (redacted signed copy, 82 pages) (published 2025-05-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Pacific Passenger Rail Denver Union Station Craig | In execution | value not published — the signed copy CDOT publishes is redacted and states no amount | |
| CDOT Mountain Rail Service Development Plan | Planned | $5–25m |
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- Published contacts (3)
- Award history (3)
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8 sources · all primary
- ● Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) · Transit & Rail — the Division of Transit and Rail, created in 2009 by state legislation, responsible for planning, developing, operating and integrating transit and rail into the statewide transportation system (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) · Passenger Rail at CDOT — Passenger Rail Branch, Joint Service under SB24-184, JSEOC, BNSF term sheet, Mountain Rail programme and the Transportation Commission's October 2023 approval of initial funding for a Mountain Rail service plan (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) · Mountain Rail | Preliminary Design & Planning — Denver to Craig route, open house schedule, status and executive summary, signed passenger rail access and operating agreement with Union Pacific (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) · Business Center — procurement and contract services, highway and bridge construction bidding, design consultant services, bid opportunities and construction bid awards (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) · 2024 Colorado Freight and Passenger Rail Plan, adopted by the Transportation Commission 15 February 2024, 185 pages — network inventory, Amtrak services, state-funded rail investment tables and proposed corridor improvements (published 2024-05-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) · Passenger Rail Access and Operating Agreement between the State of Colorado and Union Pacific Railroad Company, effective 1 May 2025 (redacted signed copy, 82 pages) (published 2025-05-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, State Purchasing and Contracts Office · BIDS — State Price Agreement Website: states that new solicitations and construction notices are not posted on this site and that solicitations for most state agencies and community colleges are on ColoradoVSS (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● State of Colorado, Office of the State Controller, State Purchasing and Contracts Office · Solicitations — the state's own page directing bidders to ColoradoVSS at prd.co.cgiadvantage.com/PRDVSS1X1/Advantage4 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
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