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Eagle P3 EMU Railcar Update (Denverurbanism.com):

EAGLE Project Progress – Railcar Construction
Posted by Ryan Mulligan on November 21, 2012
We have our first detailed look at the ongoing construction of the new rail cars for the EAGLE Project, courtesy of RTD!

As many of you may have seen in a recent Denver Business Journal article, the 50 cars that will be used along the East, Gold, and Northwest corridors are currently under construction in South Korea by Hyundai-Rotem. The basic shells of the cars will be constructed in South Korea before being shipped to another Hyundai-Rotem factory in Philidelphia. At this state-side factory, the rest of the cars will be assembled – everything from the windows to the seats to the propulsion systems will be installed there... Continue Reading Here


Courtesy of RTD


Courtesy of RTD


Courtesy of RTD


Courtesy of RTD

And from the Denver Business Journal:

A sneak peek at RTD's FasTracks Eagle trains
Denver Business Journal by Cathy Proctor, Reporter
Date: Friday, November 16, 2012, 4:00am MST

Want to see the first of 50 rail cars that will go through metro Denver on the $2.1 billion FasTracks Eagle P3 project rail lines?...

...They will run from downtown to Denver International Airport, Wheat Ridge and Westminster, and are being built now in a South Korea manufacturing plant, which is where these photos were shot.
Officials from the Regional Transportation District (RTD) and Denver Transit Partners (DTP) are in South Korea this week meeting with officials from Hyundai-Rotem, a division of the Hyundai Motor Group, and inspecting the first rail cars being built...

...The shell of the rail cars will be built in South Korea, then taken apart and shipped to a Hyundai-Rotem assembly plant in Philadelphia. There, they will be reassembled and completed.
At least 60 percent of the vehicles will be manufactured in the United States, according to RTD.
The cars are expected to start arriving in Philadelphia in August 2013, and start arriving in Denver in the first or second quarter of 2014, said DTP spokeswoman Laura Rinker.
The line from downtown to DIA is expected to be open to the public in January 2016.

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/bl...cks-eagle.html

This photo show part of the painting scheme these railcars will have...

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/bl...cks-eagle.html


Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/bl...cks-eagle.html