Photo ID: 104785 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1618 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District There is now an underground walkway and bus ramp running perpendicular to the tracks behind Union Station. It runs from the station all the way to the Light Rail station a few block north along the tracks of the Joint Line. There are numerous points of entry to get to the ramp. This one is along Wewatta, showing stairs and escalators descending and a great picture of Union Station with the Silver Sky on the tail end of the Rio Grande Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104650 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1817 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A wide-angle look at the southwest "canopy" over Train Hall behind Union Station. Tracks 4 and 5 (right and left, respectively) can be utilized by non-commuter rail trains such as Amtrak. It is nice to know there are two such tracks so, in July, Cheyenne Frontier Days will have a place to stay! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104649 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1734 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Although Amtrak has departed, I stuck around for a few extra minutes to take a few night shots of the now-deserted platforms of Train Hall. The silver cabinets with the orange connectors at the base are labeled "Amtrak Shore Power Cabinet". This implies that power is available to private cars parked at the station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104648 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1730 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District The neon sign is not currently illuminated on the back side of Union Station. Hopefully, this is as a result of the ongoing construction and not the result of a change in policy! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104604 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1398 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A look from the end of Tracks 1 and 2 looking out. In two years, these rails will connect downtown Denver to Denver International Airport. Denver has had Light Rail for 20 years, but the East Line and the Gold Line will introduce Denver to commuter rail. Commuter rail trains are heavier than light rail and have a maximum speed of 79 MPH instead of 55 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104603 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1562 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A pretty serious bumper has been installed at the end of all eight tracks. Hopefully there will never be a need to test them out! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104599 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1429 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A look toward the stub ends of Tracks 1 and 2. For nearly 25 years, the tracks behind Union Station have been "stub" tracks, coming to a dead end. The rails once ran through the station to the southwest and connected with the Joint Line. However, after the tracks were removed, rebuilt roads and new building (including the Pepsi Center) have been built on the original grade, precluding the possibility of rails once again running south out of the station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104598 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Clash of the centuries! The contemporary look of the Train Hall infrastructure stands in stark contrast to class Union Station. Much of Train Hall is exposed, with only portions of the platform along Tracks 1, 3, 4 and 8 covered. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104597 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1396 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Track 3 stops short of Track 1 and 2. This allows passengers to access both Track 2 and Track 3 from a single platform. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104596 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1542 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Another historic building in downtown is the Ice House. Wow if this building could talk! The things that it has seen over the decades. The rising sun has not yet peeked over the top of the building. Track 1 and a small portion of Track 2 are visible in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104595 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Plenty of signage has been added, helping to direct passengers to the track they are looking for. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104594 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1443 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Tracks 1-3 looking back toward the station. From my position on the platform, Track 2 is not accessible. As you can see, Track 3 ends sooner than Tracks 1 and 2. This allows passengers access to both Tracks 2 and 3, depending on where they are along the platform. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104593 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1487 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Tracks 1-3 looking away from the station. You can see the base for catenary poles and signals, still yet to be erected. Likewise, it doesn't appear that any switch machines have been installed yet. Also visible in the shot is the scoreboard at Coors Field and a line of commuters making their way in to town off the HOV overpass from I-25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104589 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A look at the backside of Union Station. You can see a new white covering extending from Train Hall to the back wall of the station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104588 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1536 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Prior to the renovations, Amtrak passengers would descend unground to a tunnel in order to access the platform for Track 1. Now, passengers walk out the back doors directly to the platforms, same as they did through the 1990s. However, when first existing the station, passengers will find stairs/elevators descending to the "Bus Concourse". The unground bus terminal is going to replace RTD Market Street Station located a few blocks away. Passengers will be able to get to the platforms for tracks 2-8 underground, as well as the Light Rail station located a few blocks to the northwest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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