RTD West Line Progress

RTD West Line Progress - 14 Jan 2012

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The new RTD West Line light rail route, built over top of the old Denver & Inter-Mountain right of way. Once electric interurban operations ceased, the line was taken over by the Associated Railways - a partnership between the AT&SF, C&S, and D&RGW. So yes, this is Grande-related.

Denver's Regional Transportation District (better known as RTD) purchased the line in 1989 when it was abandoned to preserve it for future use. That future came in 2009, when construction started on the West Line. Projected for opening in 2013, the corridor is nearing operability, with most track and stations in place and gaps in the catenary rapidly closing.

Saturday, 14 Jan 2012, was just such a nice day I couldn't stay in the house. I decided to go see how construction was coming along. Here's the results

Date: 01 Jan 2012

Size: 19 items

[800x533] [3000x2000] The RTD sign at Kipling. The station here is on the bridge over the road. Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Rails reach across the new Platte River bridge from the east Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] The west side of the Platte bridge, with the Zuni generating plant to the right. Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes
[800x533] [3000x2000] Looking east from the Knox Court station towards downtown Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] The east end of the Knox Court station Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] One of the big retaining walls just east of the Perry St. station Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes
[800x533] [3000x2000] Perry St. Station, as viewed from a hill to the west Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Just some of the track between about Vrain and Wolfe St. Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Looking west from Lamar Street Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes
[800x533] [3000x2000] Lamar Street station looking east Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Another look at the Lamar St station Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Garrison Street station, again looking east Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes
[800x533] [3000x2000] Another look at Garrison St. Unlike most of the stations, which have a center platform, this one has platforms on the sides because it's constrained by the streets on both sides. Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Just another look east from somewhere between Garrison and Kipling Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Looking downhill to the west at about W 13th St. and Lee. Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes
[800x533] [3000x2000] A view at nearly the same spot as the previous shot, taken on 20 Mar 2010. Date: 03 Mar 2010 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Looking west into Oak Street station. To the right will be the future carbarn that has D&IM car 25 in it. Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes	[800x533] [3000x2000] Oak Street, looking back east. This is where the branch to the Denver Ordnance Plant / Remington Arms Company (later the Denver Federal Center) departed from the D&IM mainline. The West Line follows the branch, and the old mainline is long abandoned ... Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes
[800x533] [3000x2000] The West Line climbing to cross over US Hwy 6 on the former Federal Center branch. And this ends our tour of the former Associated Railways right of way. From the Federal Center to Golden, the line follows an all-new right of way. Date: 01 Jan 2012 Owner: ND Holmes

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