Colorado’s future Front Range passenger train gets a name: ‘CoCo’
Apr 6, 2026, 4:23 PM
Anytime we let the public name something you just have to cross your fingers and hope they don’t come up with something like “Trainy McTrainFace.” Luckily we’ve avoided that situation in Colorado!
Colorado’s planned Front Range passenger train will be called the Colorado Connector, or CoCo for short, Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday at Denver’s Union Station.
The name was chosen after nearly 26,000 Coloradans voted in a public naming contest run by the Front Range Passenger Rail District. Colorado Connector received 36.8 percent of the vote, narrowly edging out the runner-up, Front Range Express Destinations, or FRED.
The other finalists were Colorado Ranger and RangeLink. The four names were selected from about 100 candidates vetted for trademark conflicts and public appeal.
The CoCo is envisioned as an express passenger rail service connecting communities along the Interstate 25 corridor from Fort Collins to Pueblo, with planned stops including Loveland, Longmont, Boulder, Broomfield, Westminster, Denver, Littleton, Douglas County and Colorado Springs.
Starter service from Denver to Fort Collins is scheduled to begin in 2029. Service south to Pueblo is expected by 2032, with potential future extensions to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and New Mexico.
The rail district plans 10 to 15 round trips per day using existing tracks shared with freight railroads.
