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RTD's larger numbers come in vain, however, for some rail lines of the system that lost out on federal funding.

The project is funded with a unique financing structure and for the first time combines credit assistance from both the RRIF and TIFIA programs.

Denver Transit Partners’ proposal is $300M lower than RTD’s budget estimate and it plans to open the line to the airport by January 2016, 11 months ahead of RTD’s deadline.

The closing on these agreements will enable the FasTracks program to move forward, providing property needed to build the Gold Line, Northwest Rail Corridor, and have access in and out of Denver Union Station and the commuter rail maintenance facility.

Transportation elements include an underground bus terminal with 22 bays, a light rail station for current and future light rail routes, a commuter rail station that will serve Amtrak and possibly a ski train, and public plazas to integrate transit service.

Phil Washington was one of three finalists announced by the board last week. The other finalists were British Columbia Rapid Transit Co. President/CEO Douglas Kelsey and former top United Airlines executive Sean Donohue.

The $1.3 billion, 23-mile line, which would run from Union Station to Denver International Airport is expected to be awarded to a public-private partnership in July.

The myStop automated telephone system, which lets passengers get schedule information by phone, is similar to the voice-activated phone systems used by some airlines to relay flight schedule information.

All active members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard and Reserves are entitled to ride free on any RTD service including special services.

The DOC software-based control system is an advanced command, control, communications and information server-based platform that supports a wide variety of integrated solutions for indication, control, access and distribution of critical operational data across the corporate enterprise.