Photo ID: 104499 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 1645 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Regional Transportation District Not long ago, this empty field was the home of American Concrete Pavement. Among other things, the company built thousands of concrete ties for railroads all over the country. The plant has moved to Pueblo, CO now and construction on a new maintenance facility for RTD (for EMU vehicles) is under way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104495 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K627 (West Mesa) Denver, CO 1935 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, Regional Transportation District Just a short distance west of the west switch of Mesa, construction on a new overpass for EMU commuter rail is making progress. Once complete, this bridge will be nearly 5,000 feet long! It is here that the commuter rail will leave the UP right of way and swing north, crossing the track, Airport Blvd, 32nd Avenue and I-70. This 22.8 mile long line from Union Station to Denver International Airport is scheduled to open in 2016. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104491 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1512 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District The parking around the outside of Union Station has been removed and some contemporary buildings are being built in their place. You can see one of the new buildings in the distance, located between Union Station and the Ice House. Union Station is slated to reopen to the public in summer of 2014. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104490 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1555 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Scaffolding covers the exterior of Union Station as works continues to restore the historical monument. This is the scene from 17th and Wynkoop. Better this than a demolition team! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104489 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1530 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A lot of work has been done on the enclosure and tracks behind Union Station. The sign in the foreground clearly indicates there will be eight tracks total. At least one of those tracks will be reserved for "heavy rail" trains such as Amtrak. Hopefully there will be a second track dedicated to heavy rail so trains like Cheyenne Frontier Days will have a home, when needed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104488 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1531 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Traditional shots in the back of Union Station are a thing of the past. While I am thrilled that Union Station itself isn't going anywhere, modern architecture is quickly closing in around it from all sides. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104487 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1603 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A look toward the stub-ends of the eight new tracks behind Union Station. These tracks, located beneath this interesting enclosure, will include tracks for EMU commuters to run to Denver International Airport, Arvada and eventually (if funding is found) Thornton and Boulder/Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104486 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1577 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A lot of construction is going on behind Union Station these days. New buildings (both residential lofts and hotels) are under construction and the new dome-type enclosure for the eight tracks behind Union Station is clearly visible. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104485 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lodo Denver, CO 1948 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Regional Transportation District This is a scene that is drastically changed in the last 15 years. 15 years ago, the tracks, the bridges and a field is just about all you would have found! Dozens of buildings have been built in that time and the tracks (both the Joint Line and Light Rail) now run through was is essentially a trench of buildings! Even just five years ago, the building to the left was a parking lot. In this shot, an RTD "E" Line train approaches the Denver Station as a southbound coal load proceeds on Main 2. A northbound empty is stopped on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104481 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Station Denver, CO 1674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Regional Transportation District An RTD Light Rail train departs from the recently-relocated south Denver Station. This train is headed for the "W" Line. The "W" Line was completed a few months ago and largely follows the old BN Federal Branch right of way heading west. It ultimately terminates at the Jefferson County Building near Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104348 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 23, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 1842 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Regional Transportation District Destruction and construction! The concrete tie plant (owned by Rocla) that used to be located just east of BNSF's Rennicks Yard has been moved to Pueblo, CO. The reason? RTD and the FasTracks project! The old building for the tie plant has largely been torn down and can be see way off in the distance. Meanwhile, a lot of construction has already been completed on the new Light Rail flyover. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104050 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Littleton, CO 2082 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Regional Transportation District This is a shot that deserves the title "The Right Place at the Right Time"! A southbound Light Rail train approaches the camera as a northbound train sneaks past heads toward Union Station. The Light Rail trains were just a bonus as I was waiting on the BNSF manifest in the distance! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103144 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Light Rail Denver, CO 1784 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad RTD D Line (Littleton) Regional Transportation District One of RTD's Light Rail trains heads north on the "D-Line", headed for downtown Denver. The tracks in the foreground are at the north end of UP's Burnham Yard facility. This was originally Rio Grande's primary maintenance yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102403 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 18, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver, CO 1720 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad RTD C Line (Littleton) Regional Transportation District A short distance away from Union Station, this Light Rail train is starting its 18 1/2 mile journey down to Lincoln Ave just south of C-470 on the I-25 corridor. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102286 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1749 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District It is just after 8 o'clock in the morning on the morning of the final run of the Summer Ski Train for the 2008 season. The sun is getting close to rising above the Union Station sign as seen from the station tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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