RTD E and R Lines in Denver back on schedule after lightning strike alerts caused delays

The Regional Transportation District s E and R Lines are back on schedule after lightning strikes in the area caused delays Lightning did not strike anything according to an RTD representative However maintenance is being done at County Line Station where maintenance staff had to stop working temporarily because of the severe weather Trains were still running during the delay but they needed to manually short-turn the trains at Southmoor and Lincoln stations which caused the delays If lightning causes another delay the E Line will short turn at Southmoor Station and the R Line will short turn at Nine Mile Station where customers can transfer onto the H line to get into town RTD spokesperson M Marta Sipeki stated in an email The E Line runs between Union Station and RidgeGate Parkway Station while the R Line operates between Lincoln Station and Peoria Station according to RTD s website Related Articles Denver takes aim at copper wire thefts with new rules Will it see the same success it did with catalytic converters Man hit by A Line train in Aurora sues RTD for negligence th Street safety is the key to downtown Denver s rebound RTD lifts slow zones for metro Denver light rail Colorado weather RTD issues snarl Memorial Day journey at DIA Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter