This high/wide detector, also known as a shifted load detector, is just west of Carr Street in Arvada. It has a wire that runs around trains. The wire marks the minimum clearance for the tunnels west of Denver. If anything hits the wire, it is an indication that the train will not clear one or more tunnels. Such was the case on this day when DRGW AX-41, a Jordan Spreader, hit the wire and tripped the detector. And man, did it ever trip it! It ripped the wire apart on this side of the rail. You can see the wire now danging over the top of the tracks. Maintenance of Way is coming to repair the detector before the next train rolls through.
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