BRODIE FARQUHAR Star-Tribune correspondent | Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:00 am
Passenger rail service in Wyoming is edging toward a "back to the future" scenario as support grows for a high-speed railroad corridor down Interstate 25.
The line would run from Casper to Cheyenne, down Colorado's Front Range, all the way to Albuquerque, N.M.
Many Wyoming communities started as railroad towns: Cheyenne was created by the Union Pacific, while Casper owes much of its early growth to the Chicago and North Western line. And Wyoming's tourism industry was jump-started by railroads funneling tourists into Yellowstone National Park.
This rich history might come alive again, boosters say, with high-speed passenger rail operations carrying passengers at the breathtaking speed of 90 to 124 mph.
Business planners and railroad boosters say that high-speed rail could lessen the congestion of major highways and airports.
For more on this and other stories read Thursday's Casper Star-Tribune.