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Last week transportation officials in Denver made a trial run of the new West Rail Line — a 12-mile, $707-million light rail line expected to serve some 20,000 riders a day. The “W” line holds great promise for Denver’s western corridor (except, perhaps, for too much emphasis on park-and-ride facilities), but it has even greater significance for the city at large. It’s the first rail line to be finished of the massive “FasTracks” regional transit program that’s set to reshape the entire metropolitan area.