Transportation Colorado
a colorado state welcome sign
colorado s primary mode of transportation (in terms of passengers) highway system. interstate 25 (i-25) primary north–south highway in state, connecting pueblo, colorado springs, denver, , fort collins, , extending north wyoming , south new mexico. i-70 primary east–west corridor. connects grand junction , mountain communities denver, , enters utah , kansas. state home network of , colorado highways provide access principal areas of state. many smaller communities connected network via county roads.
the main terminal of denver international airport evokes peaks of front range.
denver international airport (dia) fourth-busiest domestic u.s. airport , eighteenth busiest airport in world passenger traffic. dia handles far largest volume of commercial air traffic in colorado, , busiest u.s. hub airport between chicago , pacific coast, making denver important airport connecting passenger traffic in western united states.
extensive public transportation bus services offered both intra-city , inter-city—including denver metro area s extensive rtd services. regional transportation district (rtd) operates popular rtd bus & rail transit system in denver metropolitan area. of january 2013 rtd rail system had 170 light-rail vehicles, serving 47 miles (76 km) of track.
the westbound , eastbound california zephyrs meet in glenwood canyon.
amtrak operates 2 passenger rail lines in colorado, california zephyr , southwest chief. colorado s contribution world railroad history forged principally denver , rio grande western railroad began in 1870 , wrote book on mountain railroading. in 1988 rio grande acquired, merged into, southern pacific railroad joint owner philip anschutz. on september 11, 1996, anschutz sold combined company union pacific railroad, creating largest railroad network in united states. anschutz sale partly in response earlier merger of burlington northern , santa fe formed large burlington northern , santa fe railway (bnsf), union pacific s principal competitor in western u.s. railroading. both union pacific , bnsf have extensive freight operations in colorado.
colorado s freight railroad network consists of 2,688 miles of class trackage. integral u.s. economy, being critical artery movement of energy, agriculture, mining, , industrial commodities general freight , manufactured products between east , midwest , pacific coast states.
in august 2014, colorado began issue driver licenses aliens not lawfully in united states lived in colorado. in september 2014, kcnc reported 524 non-citizens issued licenses issued u.s. citizens living in colorado.
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