http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/ep3_127
The line has gone to initial testing near the airport. The CAT is not installed and activated except along Pena blvd to the airport. The cars had to be towed by track mobile to the airport station. Do not know if both tracks CAT activated yet. Not all track is installed yet especially at the airport station + CAT along the route. Have not found out when track work will be complete or CAT. The general contractor has promised to give notice when it is 6 months to opening. Several stations still need work and trains cannot travel thru them yet except by track mobile. Signals including PTC need installing and activation. Remember how long some of the Sunset route activations have taken. As well the few grade crossing signals are not working yet. All this can be found in the following link. No indication when FRA will complete certification.
http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/ep3_127
Wild thought. If the line was finished enough for complete electrification and a late enroute ACS-64 was able to operate it would be interesting for the ACS-64 motor to power to Denver airport and back. Publicity stunt ?
Video of Denver airport station with missing tracks to right.
http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/ec_64
RTD has finished the 45 MPH testing on the “A” line and is going to do 79 MPH testing.
RTD seems to be moving along fairly fast on the line’s operation. Still some station work to be done. Agreat publicity stunt that would never happen would be for a couple ACS-64s to push pull a single level train out and back to the DEN airport. There might be clearance issues preventing such.
Here is notice
RTD to now operate trains at maximum speed of
79 miles per hour along A Line
After successfully testing at 45 m.p.h., commuter rail trains can now test at full speed; safety number one priority
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) and its contractor Denver Transit Partners (DTP) will now be testing commuter rail trains along the East Rail (A) Line from the 40th & Airport Station to 40th Avenue and York Street at a maximum allowable speed of 79 m.p.h., which will continue through the rest of testing and into permanent operations.
Although trains have been testing at 79 m.p.h along the Peña Boulevard stretch of the A Line for the last couple of months, the public can now expect to see the train traveling much faster through the crossings.
Speed limits for the trains vary depending on where it is traveling along the alignment. No matter what the speed of the train, safety at the crossings and discouraging trespassing are RTD’s key priorities during testing.
“Whether it is a freight train or RTD commuter rail train, it is imperative that the traveling public obe
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