Testing begins on RTD G Line

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) and its contractor Denver Transit Partners (DTP) are beginning to test commuter rail trains along the entire length of the new G Line through Arvada and Wheat Ridge, Colo.

 

Communication systems will continue to be tested in conjunction with the trains to make sure the trains, signaling systems, crossing elements, traffic signals and railroad entities synchronize properly.

During this time, trains are federally required to sound their horns until crossings are certified and “quiet zones” are approved by the Federal Railroad Administration. Applications for quiet zones have already been submitted and are awaiting certifications of the crossings before they can be established.

The line is a part of the Eagle P3 project, the nation’s first full public-private partnership for transit. The $2.2-billion project is made up of local RTD taxes combined with a $1.03-billion federal grant and $450 million from Denver Transit Partners, the 34-year concessionaire that built the commuter rail line and will operate and maintain the trains.

 

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