FasTracks is a 12-year, $4.7 billion light rail and diesel commuter rail project being built in the Denver, Colorado, area. Six rail lines with a combined length of 119 miles (192 km) are under construction, with completion of various lines expected in the years 2013–2016. The project also includes the expansion of existing light rail stations, the addition of a bus-based rapid transit route between Denver and Boulder, and the addition and expansion of bus routes and parking facilities in order to support the new rail lines. USD redirects here. ... The word billion and its equivalents in other languages refer to one of two different numbers. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Diesel or Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. ... Denver skyline, 1999. ... State nickname: The Centennial State Other U.S. States Capital Denver Largest city Denver Governor Bill Owens (R) Senators Wayne Allard (R) Ken Salazar (D) Official languages English Area 269,837 km² (8th)  - Land 268,879 km²  - Water 962 km² (0. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... 2013 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2016 is a Leap year starting on Friday. ... Pearl Street Mall in Downtown Boulder Boulder (40°1′ N 105°16′ W, Mountain Time Zone) is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ...

The new commuter and light rail lines will share a hub at Denver's Union Station, which will reap $200 million worth of facilities improvements under FasTracks, and for which a separate renovation and expansion project is also being planned. Rail line end-points will be in Longmont, north Thornton, Denver International Airport, Lone Tree, Littleton, Golden, and Arvada. FasTracks will also feature a stop near the University of Colorado at Boulder and a connecting line through Aurora. Union Station in downtown Denver Union Station is Denver, Colorado, USAs historic train station at 17th and Wynkoop in Denvers LoDo district. ... One million (1000000), one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001. ... Longmont is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado. ... Thornton is a city located in Adams County, Colorado. ... KDEN FAA Airport Diagram Denver International Airport (DIA) (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN) is a major international airport located in northeastern Denver, Colorado. ... Lone Tree is a city located in Douglas County, Colorado. ... Littleton is a city located in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Downtown Golden, Colorado Golden, Colorado lies at the mouth of Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range. ... Arvada is a city located in Jefferson County, Colorado. ... University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU or CU–Boulder) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. ... Aurora is a city full of pussies divided between Arapahoe County and Adams County in Colorado, with a small portion lying in Douglas County. ...

FasTracks is being funded with federal funds, private contributions, and a region-wide sales tax increase. The project was allowed to begin when the sales tax portion of its funding was approved by Denver metro area voters in November 2004. The tax went into effect in January 2005. A sales tax is a tax on consumption. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Rail transit in Denver, Colorado (includes line discriptions)

Denver, Colorado has a light rail system with two lines currently in operation, both of which are run by the Regional Transportation District (RTD). ...

External links

• Official Website, and map
• Light Rail advocacy group