The westbound Beer Run slowly shuffles along parallel to Ridge Road and the new RTD Gold Line in western Arvada. It is not uncommon to find such a westbound headed for Golden between 3pm and 5pm.
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The sun is just minutes away from setting behind the mountains in the western sky. With the recent railroad recession, the Beer Run has not necessarily been running daily. In fact, this was the only Beer Run on this Wednesday, east or west!
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Iron and wires! A westbound Beer Run creeps along at around 10 MPH next to RTD's commuter line, the Gold Line. The overhead catenary will power commuter trains starting in fall 2016.
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The westbound Beer Run rolls slowly west through the Gold Line construction zone. The train is currently using one of the tracks that will eventually be used for commuter trains. BNSF's track will be rebuilt roughly where the tire tracks in the snow are located.
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On the last day of 2014, a crew takes the westbound Beer Train slowly toward Golden. The train is limited to 10 MPH through this section of track. There is a lot of construction happening here as part of the new commuter line (the Gold Line). Note the polls that will be part of the catenary once the Gold Line opens in 2016.
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Construction crews have started laying the second track for Gold Line. While the existing track has been open for awhile - and is being used by BNSF for the time being - the second track is not yet active.
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The westbound Beer Run has some pretty great power on it as it approaches Parfet Street in Arvada. This scene won't be possible in a year or two. The Beer Run is running on what will become one of the two main tracks of the Gold Line. You can see the second commuter track, covered with snow, to the right of the train.
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