Editing East Regional (section)

=== Service Revival (Late 2000's-2019) ===
In the late 2000’s, interest in reviving or opening a new service between Ashwood and Quincy was growing. The only alternative to driving by that point was either taking a bus or flying from the [[Copper Mountain International Airport|Copper Mountain Airport]] to [[Quincy-Limon International Airport|Quincy International]], which was very impractical and costly. When higher ups at ASER were asked about it, they said they would “consider it”. In early 2012, work on improving the track between Ashwood and [[Evergreen]] went underway. On March 29th, 2014, ASER announced that they would begin working on a new line to bypass [[Sierra Pass]], a mountain pass that was a huge obstacle for fast passenger service. Work on the new line, dubbed the “Sierra Cutoff” began on April 18th, 2014. Construction was completed on September 3rd, 2016. At the same time, ASER fully unveiled the complete plan for a new passenger service called the ''East Regional.'' Work began on restoring the old stations and building new ones. The first version of the service, the ''East Regional'', running between Ashwood and Quincy, with stops in Brook, Sterry, Deadwood, [[Silver Ridge]] and New Limon, started daily service on June 11th, 2017. A stop in Evergreen would later be added on July 18th, 2019. The second version, the ''East Regional Express'', opened on April 30th, 2018, which provided a faster “express” service, bypassing stops in Brook, Sterry (after 2023), Deadwood (before 2023), Evergreen (after 2019), and New Limon. The third and final version, the ''East Local Regional'', opened on August 23rd, 2019 as a frequent commuter rail service between Ashwood and Deadwood, serving all existing stops in between. All three services proved to be a success, with the ''East Regional'' and ''East Local Regional'' becoming very popular with tourists and commuters respectively.