UP is getting closer to having Main 2 installed and ready for use. As you can see, BNSF's Golden Sub is tied in to Main 2 and the crossover to Main 1 is complete. However, no tracks have yet been laid across the new bridge over Clear Creek!
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After months of no apparent progress on the second main track west of C&S Junction, UP has gotten its tail in gear in the past few weeks. In this shot, the MNYGJ is heading west on the existing Main (future Main 1) as a tamper sits on future Main 2. BNSF's Golden Sub is on the right side of the picture. You can also see the new signals (turned to the side and not yet activated) for C&S Junction.
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More and more, UP is running mid-train swing helpers on its westbound manifests. Such was the case on this morning as the MNYGJ pulls out of C&S Jct on the Main Track. You can see the progress being made by BNSF on the right side of the frame. You can also see the lack of progress made by UP recently on Main 2.
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UP has made very little progress on the addition of the second main track in the last several months. The original schedule had the project stated for completion in December. The latest estimate is March. As you can see, concrete ties are standing by (and have been for months), but no rail for Main 2 has been laid yet.
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Once the two main track construction project is complete, three signals will be visible in this shot. for the time being, only a single signal stands protecting what will become Main 1.
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The new bridge over Clear Creek has been completed at C&S Junction. However, rails have not yet been laid over the bridge. Stacks of ties are around, some of which have been laid, but the rail hasn't shown up quite yet.
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Looking east at Lowell Street, all signs of the BNSF Golden Sub have all but vanished. UP will be adding a second track here soon. Once the second track is in, the BNSF tracks will no doubt be hooked back up. The question now is exactly where will the BNSF tie back in.
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The bases for a new bridge over Clear Creek have been put in place. There is obviously still quite a bit of work left to do in order to complete the bridge (adding a second track across the creek), but signs along the bike path beneath the bridge indicate it should be complete by August.
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Looking east at C&S Junction, you can see where a new bridge will soon appear to take a second track across Clear Creek. This new track will extend west at least to Lamar Street, and possibly further west.
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The switch to nowhere! BNSF's Golden Sub has been severed from the UP at C&S Junction. UP is working on extending a second track west of C&S. Soon, this switch will be part of a crossover between the existing main and the new, second main.
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The BNSF Golden Sub (which the Beer Train uses to reach Golden) is missing at C&S Junction! This is part of a new project UP has to extend a second train west of C&S Junction.
Note: Apologies for poor picture quality - picture taken with my iPhone 4
