Houston Chronicle/The Associated Press – A Colorado Department of Transportation study says moving freight trains away from the Front Range and onto the eastern plains could have up to $1.5 billion in benefits over 19 years.

The Colorado Rail Relocation Implementation Study released Tuesday examined moving Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway and Omaha, Neb.-based Union Pacific Railroad trains to new or upgraded tracks east of Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. The study examined two routes roughly between Brush and Wiggins to the north and Las Animas to the south. [read more…]