Eagle P3 Project Quarterly Newsletter – Summer 2013 In This Issue

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Eagle P3 Project Collaboration

First Commuter Rail Cars In Motion

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Station Profiles

(Central Park and Arvada Ridge)

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Project Progress Photos

Contact Information:

Construction information: 303-297-5285 or

www.rtd-fastracks.com/ep3_2

Project information: 303-299-2898 or

www.rtd-fastracks.com

Contracting opportunities: 303-297-5286 or

www.denvertransitpartners.com

Job inquiries: www.denvertransitpartners.com

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Regional Transportation District

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Making Tracks: DTP Installs First Rail

The first stretch of rail on the Regional Transportation District's (RTD) East Rail Line

was installed at 56th Avenue and Peña Boulevard the week of July 15 by Denver

Transit Partners (DTP) construction crews. This is the first rail to be installed on the

36-mile Eagle P3 commuter rail project.

From this point, installation will continue north and east toward Denver International

Airport (DIA), passing over Tower Road, E-470 and Peña Boulevard. The rail will be

placed on concrete ties and ballast. The ties hold the rail in place and the ballast,

crushed stone that forms the track bed, absorbs movements caused when the

trains are running and reduce ground vibration. On the bridges and at other select

areas, the rail will be installed on concrete blocks, or plinths, to provide stability on

the structures.

After rail installation reaches DIA, the construction will move south from 56th

Avenue toward Aurora and eventually into downtown Denver at Union Station.

The rail and concrete ties were produced in Colorado, with the rail made from

recycled steel in Pueblo and the ties manufactured in Denver. This highlights the

commitment of the Eagle P3 Project to job creation and the use of locally sourced

and recycled materials whenever possible.

To see photos of the track installation, please visit: http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/

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The first stretch of track was installed in Denver at East 56th Avenue.

EAGLE P3 Project

Economic Impacts

Through June 2013, RTD’s Eagle P3

Project has added more than $533

million to the local economy:

Equipment, services, supplies—$258 million

Subcontractors—$275 million

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RTD’s First Commuter Rail Cars Get Moving The first completed commuter rail cars for RTD’s Eagle P3 Project moved under their own power for the first time in recent testing at the Hyundai Rotem plant in Changwon, Korea. Four pilot cars were completed and integrated testing of their components was conducted. Steel shells of the first dozen production vehicles will be sent to Hyundai Rotem's assembly plant in Philadelphia in early September. A total of 56 rail cars will be assembled for RTD at the Philadelphia plant, and then shipped to Colorado by rail. It was a rainy morning in late May when the first train set – two cars joined in a “married pair” – moved down a test track in Changwon. When they’re running on RTD’s new commuter rail lines in 2016, they will always operate in pairs, with sets of either two- or four-car trains. Passengers will be able to move between cars within each married pair. To see the first run, watch this video: http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/ep3_48. We anticipate receiving the first finished cars late in 2014 or early 2015.

BNSF Railway and Eagle P3 Project

Collaborate

Suspending freight train operations is a rare occurrence for a railroad operation. But

that is exactly what BNSF Railway did for the installation of drainage systems under

the BNSF track and the future Gold Line and Northwest Rail line Westminster

Segment tracks. Through close coordination with BNSF, DTP was able to complete

construction, allowing freight train operations to resume after just a six-hour shut

down. The work took place east of Pecos Street at 62nd Avenue.

The Gold Line/Northwest Rail shares the existing rail alignment with BNSF Railway

through northwest Denver and Adams County. The drainage project, which took

place near the future Pecos Station, included the following:

Cutting and removing BNSF track

Excavating a trench

Installing two 71-inch drainage pipes

Re-welding the freight rail

Reopening the freight railway

Collaborative efforts such as this with local jurisdictions and railroads play a vital

role in construction of the Eagle P3 Project, which consists of the East Rail Line,

Gold Line and Northwest Rail Westminster Segment. DTP is committed to working

with all stakeholders for continued success and project completion in 2016.

Installation of two 71-inch drainage pipes underneath the BNSF tracks.

One of the four project pilot vehicles.

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Station Profiles A total of 14 new stations will serve the RTD FasTracks Commuter Rail Lines—East Rail Line, Gold Line and

Northwest Rail Westminster Segment. Below are this quarter’s featured stations, along with the most current

renderings for each.

Central Park

Station

The Central Park Station is located

along the East Rail Line on Smith

Road west of Central Park

Boulevard in Denver. From Denver

Union Station, the Central Park

station will be the third stop.

Travel time to/from Union

Station: 13 minutes

Travel time to/from end-of-line

Denver International Airport:

22 minutes

Parking spaces on opening

day: 1,500

Type of parking: Surface

Arvada Ridge

Station

The Arvada Ridge station is

located on the Gold Line, along

Ridge Road west of Kipling

Street in Arvada. From Denver

Union Station, the Arvada Ridge

station will be the sixth stop

along the Gold Line.

Travel time to/from Union

Station: 22 minutes

Travel time to/from end-of-

line Ward Road Station: 3

minutes

Parking spaces on opening

day: 150

Type of parking: Surface

Rendering of the Central Park Station located on the East Rail Line in Denver. (Subject to revision)

Rendering of the Arvada Ridge Station located on the Gold Line in Arvada. (Subject to revision)

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Regional Transportation District

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Project Progress Photos

DIA Employee Parking Lot Bridge girder setting on the East Rail Line Rail installation at 56th Avenue on the East Rail Line

Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility construction

NW Rail Utah Junction Bridge construction over freight rail yard