['< sod > the rio grande trail < ref > http : / / www. rfta. com / trail - information / < / ref > runs roughly { { convert | 41 | mi | 0 } } along the former local [ [ rio grande railroad tracks | denver and rio grande western railroad ] ], reaching all the way to aspen in a highly successful rails - to - trails campaign project. the local rail authority retains ownership of the land with some local consternation. < ref > http : / / www. postindependent. com / news / 14720727 - 113 / rfta - access - plan - angers - garco - commissioners < / ref > proposals to introduce light rail to the valley were almost realized < ref > http : / / www. kdnk. org / story. cfm? id = 1266511579684 < / ref > but were not found economically feasible yet. brt service currently serves the role well < ref > http : / / www. kutc. ku. edu / powerpoints / trb20 / pff % 205 % 20chase % 20ruraltransitvelocirfta. pdf < / ref >, but light rail remains an eventual goal. < ref > http : / / www. aspentimes. com / news / 6966298 - 113 / rail - system - train - bus < / ref > < eod > < sod > the rio grande trail < ref > http : / / www. rfta. com / trail - information / < / ref > runs roughly { { convert | 41 | mi | 0 } } along the former local [ [ rio grande railroad tracks | denver and rio grande western railroad ] ], reaching all the way to aspen in a highly successful rails - to - trails campaign project. the local rail authority retains ownership of the land with some local consternation. < ref > http : / / www. postindependent. com / news / 14720727 - 113 / rfta - access - plan - angers - garco - commissioners < / ref > proposals to introduce light rail to the valley were almost realized < du ref > http : / / www. kdnk. org / story. cfm? id = 1266511579684 < / ref > but were not found economically feasible yet. velocirfta service currently serves the role well < ref > http : / / www. kutc. ku. edu / powerpoints / trb20 / pff % 205 % 20chase % 20ruraltransitvelocirfta. pdf < / ref >, but light rail remains an eventual goal. < ref > http : / / www. aspentimes. com / news / 6966298 - 113 / rail - system - train - bus < / ref > < eod >']