"South Westminster" - basically, 72nd and Federal. They weren't trying to build separate right-of-way - they were trying to lease the existing BNSF tracks: ht

"South Westminster" - basically, 72nd and Federal. They weren't trying to build separate right-of-way - they were trying to lease the existing BNSF tracks: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20782125/rtd-stunned-by-bnsfs-charge-use-northwest-rail http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20782125/rtd-stunned-by-bnsfs-c... You're right that the busy freight corridor is a lot of the problem, though.