At the Broadway and I-25 Light Rail station, the new Light Rail tracks for the "TREX" (TRransportation EXpansion) project break off from the existing line. This new extension of the system is schedule to open in November 2006!
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A northbound Light Rail train sits in the station at Broadway and I-25. The track in the foreground will be the new southbound track leading to the I-25/DTC portion of Light Rail once it is open. The southbound track for the existing southwest branch is on the left side of the picture.
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Ever wonder where the Ski Train lives during the off-season? You can see it if you ride Light Rail in either direction. The station at Osage and 10th is right next to Burnham, UP's Denver shops. The Ski Train sits hear in storage during the off-season.
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Due for a standard 92-day inspection, UP 1445 (formerly DRGW 3129) sits among other units in Burnham.
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Looks Union Pacific enough, right? However, underneath all that yellow paint - if it hasn't been blasted off - you'll find nothing but black and orange! This SD50 was once DRGW 5511…
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The Light Rail D-Line runs through the middle of downtown Denver. Trains run down California Street and Stout Street. Here, this train is leaving the station at California and 16th.
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Looking northeast down California street from the 7th story of a parking garage, we can see Light Rail stopped at the station at California and 18th.
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One of few Espee units still managing to hold on without a patch, SP 7954 is currently assigned to the South/Rocky local out of North Yard. The unit was sitting in North Yard Sunday afternoon waiting for a crew to be called for the next local.
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BNSF's Denver to Laurel manifest diverges at Fox Junction, going from UP Main Two to the BNSF New North Main. Note the unique number boards on BNSF 4039.
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At Terrell Junction, the "Beer Run" (headed for the Coors Brewery in Golden) makes a turn to the south. The diverging route will take the train into the east yard at Coors.
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A Wisconsin Central SD45 (with a unique attachment to the engineer-side window) sits on the fuel tracks in BNSF's yard.
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After being serviced and wyed, Wisconsin Central SD45 #7514 heads for the yard for its next train assignment.
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Two Light Rail trains meet right at the Englewood Station. The train on the left is headed northbound (behind the photographer) and the train on the right is headed southbound.
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Something of a maze exists at the Broadway Light Rail station in Denver. At this location, the new I-25 DTC line departs the existing line for the south. The new branch is scheduled to open in November 2006.
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A "D-Line" Light Rail train slows to a stop at the 16th street station (on California Street) in downtown Denver. 16th Street is a mall in Denver, and no commercial vehicles are allowed to drive on it.
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