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-c...
You're right that the busy freight corridor is a lot of the problem, though.
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-c...
You're right that the busy freight corridor is a lot of the problem, though.