Hayden Rail Spur

Deer silhouetted near Hayden Station

The Routt County Board of Commissioners has approved Xcel Energy’s request to build a rail spur to transport coal to the company’s Hayden Generating Station. The approval comes after the company spent nearly four years planning and negotiating an acceptable corridor for the rail spur. Hauling coal to Hayden Station by rail is needed to ensure a reliable source of fuel for the power plant well into the future.

Xcel Energy will use its existing right of way to build the rail line from the Union Pacific Mainline, over U.S. Highway 40 and into Hayden Station. No new right-of-way will be required.

Project documents

Please visit these links to the following documents for more detailed information about the project.

Click on the following for maps and design visuals:

1. Hayden parcels map
2. View of the rail overpass looking West from Highway 40 (existing & future views)
3. View of the rail overpass looking East from Highway 40 (existing & future views)
4. View 1 from above looking south east
5. Plan and Profile map
6. View the Project Schedule.
7. Signed Special Use Permit