Infinite Resources. Finite resources have literally fueled human development and enabled us to achieve unbelievable heights. Transportation energy resources, from wood, to coal, to oil, were initially very plentiful and easily accessible, to the point that we have fell victim to the hypnotic, seemingly endless energy supply sirens. Status quo finite energy indulgence will not continue to work. Exhausting finite carbon resources threatens the fabric of civilization. STE’s dedication to the “change mantra” of identification, innovation, implementation and adaptation of infinite-sustainable-renewable energy resources leads the way on how our planet’s transportation can be sustainable and longer lasting. Infinite hydrogen powers U.S.’s outer-space exploration, will fuel extraterrestrial settlements and is STE’s infinite fuel of the future.
Scalable Model. International concern for global warming is realized more every day. STE’s sustainable transportation and energy system provides a scalable sustainable model that can be implemented anywhere there is a transportation ROW available. STE’s sustainable business model is playing a huge role in providing improved transportation, quality of life, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and enhanced public safety while concentrating on infinite energy resources, sequestering GHG and more.
Net-Zero+ Operations. STE is a not only a net-zero company/transportation service company it is a net-zero PLUS enterprise. By being a net-zero+ company, STE generates more renewable energy than it consumes. This endeavor makes it possible for STE to place renewable energy on the national grid and market it to others. This source of revenue, in-turn, underwrites the construction, operation, maintenance, services and system expansion of the entire STE system.
Air Quality. Everyone is slowly coming to the realization that atmospheric content of carbon and greenhouse gases is changing our weather patterns and severely affecting the quality of air we breathe. STE is pleased to bring to the table a transportation system that does not affect the quality of our air, does not employ carbon-based grid power and provides a transportation option for millions of travelers willing to choose a non-polluting mode of transportation that endorses innovation to reduce pollution.
Vehicular Traffic. Vehicular traffic shoulders a major responsibility for increased congestion, pollution, road maintenance, increased taxes, deaths, injuries and a myriad of other concerns. Additionally, it negatively affects most urban and suburban residents overall quality of life. Data supports the facts that for every trip a person chooses to use public transport, a significant amount of GHG emissions is eliminated. STE, through quality public transportation service, high accessibility, dependability and consistent improvement, seeks to attract and service more citizens in their choice to become more sustainable in their life-style and improving the quality of life for themselves and their families by using high impact vehicles on our roads.
Greenways. The right-of-ways(ROW) that STE uses for is hydrail commuter services are an integral part of the synergy which STE has endorsed. By making the ROWs greenways using native grasses and wildflowers, the view for the riders and passerby’s is improved, bee habitat is enhanced and area runoff is controlled.
Community Gardens. Each Community Opportunity Station becomes a site for affordable housing development and STE’s Sustainable Villages. At these sites, residents have access to community gardens to raise fruits and vegetables, reduce high water-demand grass expansion, create neighborhood gathering sites and become beneficiaries of home-grown foods.
Bike/Ped Healthways©. During the extensive interface that STE has had through Community Forums, STE learned of the great interest residents have in their existing bike/ped programs. STE wants to encourage the advantages of healthy outdoor activities as well as promote all sustainable modalities. Bike/Ped Healthways© are an extension of existing and new paths that are a synergistic use of the STE pollution-free right-of-ways. These improved Healthways are enhanced with rest facilities, security, DIY bike repair depots and picnic locations. When the whole STE Hydrail system is complete, hundreds of Healthway miles will be available to all.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions. None! All aspects of the STE SustainableSynergy Business Plan are focused on reducing present GHG producing technologies and instituting non-GHG technologies, throughout.
Carbon Capture. Each COS is equipped with carbon capture technologies to physically remove and sequester carbon particulates from the air.
To provide the traveling public with sustainable 21st Century Transportation by
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North Front Range Rail Connector
Roaring Fork Valley Rail Connector
Parker to Lone Tree Connector
Colorado Springs to Franktown Connector Rail
Vail Valley Regional Connector
I-70 Mountain Express
Castle Rock to Lone Tree Connector
Sustainable Transportation and Energy Holdings, Inc. (formally Rocky Mountain Rail) is a private, for-profit Colorado Corporation established to bring quality passenger rail service to Colorado and beyond by merging the benefits of clean renewable energy generation with 21st Century hydrail-powered, independent coach rail service. This non-tax, non-government funded system is underwritten by the development, use and marketing of renewable energy. The STE Sustainable Synergy Business Model© is a model, created solely by and owned by Sustainable Systems of Colorado. It was designed by STE to better represent the needs and critical aspects of transportation demanded by today’s travelers. Opportunities for STE equity partnerships/collaboration are encouraged.
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to