STE has identified a number of intercity passenger rail projects on the North Front Range. All nine of these projects are going to use the hydrail technology. They are:
Orange Rail Line from Fort Collins to Thornton (N-Line Extension)
Brown Rail Line from Thornton (N-Line) to DIA
Gray Rail Line from Boulder to Brighton
Green Rail Line from Berthoud to LaSalle
Purple Rail Line from Loveland to Windsor
Black Rail Line from Longmont to Johnstown
Yellow Rail Line from Fort Collins to Greeley
Blue Rail Line from Greeley to Denver
Red Rail Line from Fort Collins to Denver
A summary of these nine rail lines is:
Number of Miles – 279.20 miles
Number of Stations -126
Cost of Hydrail Rail Lines – $4.56 billion
Cost of the Solar Panels – $6.98 billion
Annual Ridership – 38.24 million
Number of Solar Panels – 4,950,000
Number of Homes and Businesses in Solar Program - 212,156
A portion of three rail lines (Gray, Red and Blue) as well as all of the Brown Rail Line are in the RTD-Denver service area and will require RTD approval.