{"id":693,"date":"2022-12-26T01:59:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T15:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/?p=693"},"modified":"2022-12-26T01:59:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T15:59:05","slug":"building-the-rio-grande-line-to-glenwood-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/26\/building-the-rio-grande-line-to-glenwood-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Rio Grande line to Glenwood Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A while ago I finished building the UP\/CB&amp;Q\/AT&amp;SF\/C&amp;S\/ROCK main line North and East from Denver to the  return loop at the end of the layout. By and large the track will be concealed from viewers by way of either a gully or a tunnel, so it is not very exciting, but its a way of moving trains in and out of staging (the return loop) for the Denver&#8217;s RailRoads listed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However the main attraction is going to be the Denver &amp; Rio Grande Western main line thru the Moffat Tunnel from Denver to Glenwood Springs. This line will provide passing sidings, industries and spectacular scenery, including the Flatirons, the Moffat Tunnel and Byers and Gore Canyons, together with mountain grades and eventually a branch to Craig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work recently commenced as can be seen in the following photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1428-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1428-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1428-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1428-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1428-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1428.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is the beginning of the Rio Grande line with the Big 10 curve on the left then rising up thru the Flatirons and Tunnels 2, 3 &amp; 4 to the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1419-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-695\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1419-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1419-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1419-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1419-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1419.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is the view of the track exiting from the West Portal of the Moffat Tunnel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1435-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1435-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1435-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1435-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1435-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1435.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A close up view of where the West Portal will be installed. The tunnel entrances have already been 3D printed and just await installation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1417-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1417-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1417-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1417-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1417-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1417.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The track past the Winter Park station and the Alpine Lumber Company Granby Branch, which has decided to add an\u00a0industrial rail spur to improve  deliveries of timber and related products.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1418-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1418-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1418-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1418-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1418-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1418.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Following the prototype the line is double tracked between Winter Park and Granby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s it for now. The next job is to lay a crossover ahead of Granby Station and spurs to the Granby Sawmill, Independent Propane Co and Granby Auto Parts, all existing industries that have decided to add a connection to the Rio Grande Railroad in order to improve the efficiency of their operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while ago I finished building the UP\/CB&amp;Q\/AT&amp;SF\/C&amp;S\/ROCK main line North and East from Denver to the return loop at the end of the layout. By and large the track will be concealed from viewers by way of either a gully or a tunnel, so it is not very exciting, but its a way of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-n-scale"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":700,"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693\/revisions\/700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}