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Work continuing on Denver Union Station redevelopment
I’m sure that the station will be somerhing of a grand setting. It will not be the true “transit hub” that ColoRail and others were promised and worked to get. It will not have enough intercity tracks nor a direct route to Colorado Springs and points further south. Nor will it, as of now, have intercity busses. Its previous light rail tracks have been relocatred
a quarter mile to the northwest. And there are other problems due to the priority given to the developers of new high rise buildings. Union Station as a registered landmark will still be there, albeit with its upper floors and other spaced given to a new hotel.
I think I see why Union Station will be refurbished as a hotel. All the train related activities will be in the new addition to the west which is where the previous loading platforms were located.
What, Jeffery is not complaining about this? Amazing…
While I’m happy to read that these great stations are coming back, it’s sad to see that they have to contain other things otherwise, they would fail and be abandoned again.
It would be nice if they would arrange it so Amtrak wouldn’t have to go through the hassle of only being able to enter by doing a reverse (backup) move to get into the station.
Will there be tracks for parking private railroad cars? Denver is a great destination for PV trips!
How about putting a diagram in the article or the magazine?
I hope there’s allowance for southbound trackage for future heavy rail service for points south.
I hope there’s allowance for southbound trackage for future heavy rail service for points south.
I hope there’s allowance for southbound trackage for future heavy rail service for points south.
Denver was once a rail hub of sorts, sending trains off in a number of directions on multiple railroads. Too bad that it cannot get any north-south service going. A train to connect the now non-existent Amtrak service along the Overland Route at Cheyenne with Denver and then connecting with the Southwest Chief at Raton (or wherever it will end up) would be a great thing. But we take what we can get and hope for a renaissance of passenger rail.
I agree with Kirk on the manuvers that Amtrak has to go through. But since RTD has Union Station now, they want to make it convenient for their light rail and buses, never mind about Amtrak since they only appear twice a day.
I agree with Kirk on the manuvers that Amtrak has to go through. But since RTD has Union Station now, they want to make it convenient for their light rail and buses, never mind about Amtrak since they only appear twice a day.
Some day I wish Trains would take a deeper look at the re-development of Denver Union Station than just report out press releases from the Denver Union Station Project Authority. At one time designs for the station called for the development of an intermodal facility which would include light rail, local and intercity buses, commuter rail and Amtrak. Unfortunately the local real estate community and city government got together and nixed the light rail connection and intercity buses in favor of using much of the Union Station acreage for commercial office buildings. Most downtown railroad station re-developments around the country do encourage intermodal connectivity. Unfortunately, Denver does not.
I certainly agree with Mel & Mo - south along the front range seems to be where a large market is and will be for intercity and commuter rail service.