The Regional Transportation District announced Jan. 20 that
repairs to the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Line caused by the
freight train derailment will take about two weeks. RTD also
announced the shuttle buses will operate to and from the Oxford
station and no longer continue to the Englewood station.
Southwest Corridor trains were halted after the Jan. 16
derailment that happened at the south end of the Downtown Littleton
station platform. Scott Reed, RTD spokesman, said the derailed cars
caused damage to the foundation of the northbound light rail tracks
and buckles some track sections.
He said crews began work Jan. 20. They will have to remove
several hundred feet of dirt and concrete retaining wall panels
adjacent to the northbound light rail track, repair the track
foundation, replace the dirt and wall panels then replace the track
sections.
He emphasized that the repair-time estimate is preliminary and
RTD will announce a date for resumption of full Southwest Corridor
Light Rail Line service as soon as it becomes available.
