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lkstrknb · March 5th, 2012, 04:27 AM

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo....main/5404288/

Hi all, I just was reading on airliners.net and saw this thread on the expansion plans of Denver's International Airport, DIA. Airport code DEN

I've actually seen some earthmoving going on in preparation for this new train station!

Woonsocket54 · April 28th, 2012, 12:00 AM

The Union Tunnel on the West Rail Line

source: http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/gallery...149&section=wc

JeffCo Government Center station

source: http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/gallery...140&section=wc

Red Rocks Community College station

source: http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/gallery...139&section=wc

Wadsworth station

source: http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/gallery...135&section=wc

Decatur/Federal station

source: http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/gallery...126&section=wc

Woonsocket54 · May 19th, 2012, 01:26 AM

Opening of the light rail plaza at Union Station. Coconut the Clown was there.

source: Denver Post (http://yourhub.denverpost.com/denver...TAK-gallery#14)

diablo234 · January 15th, 2013, 02:01 AM

Some photos of the new West Line scheduled to open this April.

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Auraria Station with Catenary 8.2.11 (2) by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Auraria Station 8.16.11 (2) by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Auraria Station 10.4.11 (1) by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Decatur Federal Station - August, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Knox Station - December, 2011 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Knox Station - August, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Perry Station - May, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Sheridan Station - July, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Sheridan Station - August, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Lamar Station - November, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Lakewood•Wadsworth Station - August, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Federal Center Station - August, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Red Rocks Station - July, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Jeffco Government Center•Golden Station - August, 2012 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

saurdemol · January 15th, 2013, 04:52 AM

hello! I did not know the Denver transportation system is great and it is best to continue expanding!

diablo234 · January 15th, 2013, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by saurdemol

hello! I did not know the Denver transportation system is great and it is best to continue expanding!

Yep, it's all thanks to the FasTracks expansion plan which is building new light rail, commuter rail, and BRT lines across the metro area.

Woonsocket54 · February 4th, 2013, 06:53 AM

Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingne...-commerce-city

Quote:

RTD plan would build FasTracks to Commerce City sooner

By Monte Whaley
The Denver Post

Posted: 01/23/2013 08:35:01 AM MST
Updated: 01/24/2013 12:12:14 AM MST

Regional Transportation District officials say they have a financial plan that will build the FasTracks North Rail Line from Denver Union Station to 72nd Avenue in Commerce City decades earlier than projected.

In fact, if the plan moves along as expected — and local governments agree — RTD could release a Request for Proposal to build the North Metro rail line to 72nd Avenue in about 10 months and complete the segment as early as 2017.

RTD said last year that, without additional funding, the North Rail Line might not be finished until 2044, angering residents and municipalities along the corridor.

But Tuesday night, RTD General Manager Phil Washington told the RTD board of directors that the agency has found three areas it could tap to help fund the project. That pleased board members, including the newly elected Judy Lubow, who represents northern communities on the proposed FasTracks line.

Washington said the current market can allow RTD to:

• Refinance three RTD debt issues at the current lower-than-issue rates to reduce payments, improve cash flow and provide additional capacity under TABOR limits
• Issue needed bridge financing debt for the EagleP3 project now to bridge the Full Funding Grant Agreement at a lower interest rate.
• Issue sales-tax revenue bonds later in 2013 to finance the remaining Denver Union Station to 72nd Avenue segment.

Washington said this approach will allow the agency to complete the segment without a tax increase. He will produce a formal plan for the board in February.

RTD is also looking at federal grants to complete the rest of the 18.4-mile North Metro Line.

RTD will seek help from "partners" in the region to fund the needed 50 percent match — which is estimated to be about $250 million.

These are graphics from Denver Transit Partners illustrating aspects of its proposal to design and build the RTD FasTracks Eagle P3 Project commuter rail lines to DIA, Arvada-Wheat Ridge and Westminster. (Handout)

diablo234 · February 23rd, 2013, 05:35 AM

Woonsocket54 · February 28th, 2013, 11:56 PM

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6th Ave. Bridge Lighting by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

Woonsocket54 · March 8th, 2013, 08:17 AM

http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/03...pdate-111.html

Union Station construction

Woonsocket54 · March 8th, 2013, 08:18 AM

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I-225 Rail Line Groundbreaking by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

Community leaders turn the first shovels at the groundbreaking celebration at the future Aurora City Center Station. March 1, 2013

ssiguy2 · March 8th, 2013, 08:23 AM

O really like the new line. It seems they really went out of their way to make the system attractive, inviting, user friendly, and meld in well with the urban landscape.

LtBk · March 8th, 2013, 08:36 AM

It's pretty cool that RTD is building new electrified commuter rail lines instead of using diesel locomotives on freight lines.

Woonsocket54 · March 16th, 2013, 06:06 AM

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Catch the Train photo contest, round 2 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

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Photo of construction workers on the South Platte River commuter rail bridge by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

Nouvellecosse · March 16th, 2013, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LtBk

It's pretty cool that RTD is building new electrified commuter rail lines instead of using diesel locomotives on freight lines.

It's quite astonishing for a mid size city in NA isn't it?

Suburbanist · March 18th, 2013, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

It's quite astonishing for a mid size city in NA isn't it?

Denver is anything but a mid-size city. It is the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country, population 2.74 million.

Nouvellecosse · March 19th, 2013, 05:51 AM

Terms like large, midsize, and small etc. do not have specific definitions and are based on subjective perceptions of relative size/status. In a US context, I classify metro areas over 5-6 million as the big cities, and everything below that but no smaller than say, Portland or Sacramento as midsized. Below that I'd call them small. In a global context, I'd even call Chicago a midsized city, given how many megacity metro areas there are now with millions more.

But if you want to call a describe a metro area that size as large, you're more than welcome to.

Suburbanist · March 19th, 2013, 06:21 AM

Anyway, Denver has quite a network of light rail for its population, and has a consistent plan to expand it. Interestingly, the other "mountain metro" of US, Salt Lake City, has also an expanding network of light rail.

There are some drawbacks though, such as one-track segments that will be a bottleneck on any expansion of services (such as allowing no more than 8 trains per hour to Denver International Airport, as the Pena Boulevard will have a long 1-track segment). I also don't understand why are they using crap busway as a solution to connect Boulder instead of using some rail-based solution

ssiguy2 · March 19th, 2013, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LtBk

It's pretty cool that RTD is building new electrified commuter rail lines instead of using diesel locomotives on freight lines.

You mean like Toronto?

Toronto is actually building a new diesel line for it's airport express if you can believe it. Many US cities like Denver are catching up on some of the older and more established large transit centres of Eastern NA.

Woonsocket54 · March 27th, 2013, 05:30 PM

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

'W-Rail'
Jurky Jurkovich
March 24, 2013 @ 10:00am
Jefferson Courthouse

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

'Tunnel'
Jurky Jurkovich
March 24, 2013 @ 10:30am
Jefferson Courthouse

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

Round 3 Winner
'Indiana Bridge'
Jurky Jurkovich
March 11, 2013 @ 8:30am
Indiana Bridge

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

Rob Winzurk
Here is a photo of an eastbound test train traveling thru The Lakewood Dry Gulch Park near Wolf and 11th. Taken around 3PM on March 19th.

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

Rob Winzurk
Here is an eastbound train approaching the Sheridan Station on March 19th at 2:15PM. Taken from the Sheridan Blvd. Bridge

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

Chip Sherman
Car 264 (cool ad wrap!) eastbound approaching Sheridan Station with snow covered foothills in distance.
March 11, 2013 10:00 AM
Photo was taken at Sheridan Station from public sidewalk.

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

Chip Sherman
Car 264 climbed Joint Line Flyover during West Line testing March 11, 2013 with Denver skyline at upper left.
9:30 AM; I-25 and Colfax southwest of Denver.

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

John Schmidt
Photo was taken of an eastbound train between Indiana Ave. and Simms/Union Ave. on 3/11/2013 at 8:15 am.

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Catch the Train, Round 3 by Regional Transportation District, on Flickr

John Schmidt
Photo was taken of an eastbound train between Indiana Ave. and Simms/Union Ave. on 3/10/2013 at 9:14 am

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Nouvellecosse ~ Mysterious Entity ~ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Halifax, N.S. Posts: 3,587 Likes (Received): 24	Terms like large, midsize, and small etc. do not have specific definitions and are based on subjective perceptions of relative size/status. In a US context, I classify metro areas over 5-6 million as the big cities, and everything below that but no smaller than say, Portland or Sacramento as midsized. Below that I'd call them small. In a global context, I'd even call Chicago a midsized city, given how many megacity metro areas there are now with millions more. But if you want to call a describe a metro area that size as large, you're more than welcome to. __________________ . . I always think of a new type of cologne brand when I see your name "Nouvellecosse, by Calvin Klein. Take on the world!" - MysticMcGoo

March 5th, 2012, 04:27 AM	#61
lkstrknb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 159 Likes (Received): 12	http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo....main/5404288/ Hi all, I just was reading on airliners.net and saw this thread on the expansion plans of Denver's International Airport, DIA. Airport code DEN I've actually seen some earthmoving going on in preparation for this new train station!

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ssiguy2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: White Rock BC Posts: 4,970 Likes (Received): 34	O really like the new line. It seems they really went out of their way to make the system attractive, inviting, user friendly, and meld in well with the urban landscape.

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LtBk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lutherville-Timonium Posts: 2,290 Likes (Received): 68	It's pretty cool that RTD is building new electrified commuter rail lines instead of using diesel locomotives on freight lines.

March 19th, 2013, 06:21 AM	#78
Suburbanist SPQR Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14,830 Likes (Received): 1075	Anyway, Denver has quite a network of light rail for its population, and has a consistent plan to expand it. Interestingly, the other "mountain metro" of US, Salt Lake City, has also an expanding network of light rail. There are some drawbacks though, such as one-track segments that will be a bottleneck on any expansion of services (such as allowing no more than 8 trains per hour to Denver International Airport, as the Pena Boulevard will have a long 1-track segment). I also don't understand why are they using crap busway as a solution to connect Boulder instead of using some rail-based solution __________________ Dream of the year: a city without streets.

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