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Light rail service to resume next week
By Tom Munds
The Regional Transportation District plans to have all trains running on the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Line in time for the Feb. 2 morning commute.
Light rail service was interrupted Jan. 16 after a freight trail derailment just south of the Downtown Littleton station platform. The derailment damaged the light rail tracks, and trains were halted at the Oxford Station.
To serve passengers, RTD put in a free shuttle-bus service to pick up people at the Mineral and Downtown Littleton park-N-ride locations and take them to the Oxford Station, where they could board the train. Commuters also could ride the shuttle bus back to their cars in the park-N-ride sites at the end of the day.
Scott Reed, RTD public affairs officer, said the weather slowed the repairs but the goal is to have the repair work completed Jan. 30 so trains can make test runs on the new track over the weekend to set the table for a return to service in the early morning hours of Feb. 2.
Light rail service was interrupted Jan. 16 after a freight trail derailment just south of the Downtown Littleton station platform. The derailment damaged the light rail tracks, and trains were halted at the Oxford Station.
To serve passengers, RTD put in a free shuttle-bus service to pick up people at the Mineral and Downtown Littleton park-N-ride locations and take them to the Oxford Station, where they could board the train. Commuters also could ride the shuttle bus back to their cars in the park-N-ride sites at the end of the day.
Scott Reed, RTD public affairs officer, said the weather slowed the repairs but the goal is to have the repair work completed Jan. 30 so trains can make test runs on the new track over the weekend to set the table for a return to service in the early morning hours of Feb. 2.
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