Denver's RailRoads - Phase II

Phase 2 Progress

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Phase Two:

The Main Line from the 7 track Grand Junction Return Loop to the Wye at Denver Union Terminal (DUT)

Including Utah Junction, the East Denver Belt Line, D&RGW's North Yard & UP's 36th St. Yard

Era: Freight  traffic - 1960s up to 1969 (creation of Burlington Northern Railroad)

The following are the parts to this phase:

  1. The laying the main line from the seven track return loop (representing Grand Junction to San Francisco in the West on the D&RGW and the out of state Northern and Eastern destinations of the other railroads) to Utah Junction.
  2. East Denver Belt Line branch and industries.
  3. The main line, arrival & departure and classification tracks for D&RGW's Denver North Yard.
  4. The D&RGW North Yard industries, repair & storage facilities and the M of W branch.
  5. UP's 36th St. Yard.

Phase 2a Track Plan

Left Side – Phase II trackage from the Return Loop to Glenwood Springs.

East Denver Belt Line (left side)

East Denver Belt Line (right side)

Phase 4b Track Plan

D&RGW North Yard industries, repair & storage facilities and UP 36th St Yard