While Amtrak does have its own sign identifying the Glenwood Depot, the old Rio Grande signage has withstood the test of time, looking very good hanging along the depot platform.
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The Amtrak sign along the station platform clearly indicates to passengers where they are! Presumably, this is more for the passengers on the arriving trains, as you'd hope the people already here know where they are...
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The ticket office inside the Glenwood Springs depot still has iron bars guarding the window, reminiscent of an earlier era. The depot is staffed from 9am to 7pm, as well as anytime Amtrak is running late outside those hours.
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Even though it hasn't been the official logo for Amtrak is over a decade, the Pointless Arrow still stands proudly on the sign outside the entrance to the depot.
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This is one of the most nostalgic buildings in the world for me! The depot at Glenwood Springs. When I was growing up, we took regular trips to Glenwood on the Rio Grande Zephyr (granted I was too young to remember) and later Amtrak. Something else very nostalgic that you don't really hear anymore is the sound of five EMD units pulling on an eastbound through Glenwood while swimming in the hot springs.
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With its station stop complete, the Zephyr departs west on the east siding. At Center Glenwood, the train will cross back over to the main and continue on its journey toward Emeryville, CA.
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The onboard Conductor looks out the Superliner to make sure everyone is in the clear so that the Zephyr can complete its station stop and proceed westbound.
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My daughter pose for a shot in front of the car we spent the most time in (the Sightseer Lounge). Meanwhile, the Lounge Car attendant looks on as he and the Zephyr prepare to depart westbound.
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After de-training at Glenwood Springs, my oldest daughter Bella is "holding up the train", while my youngest, Jaina, does a happy dance as it was a long 6 hour ride!
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Amtrak 5 is running about an hour late as it enters the siding at Glenwood to prepare to make its 10 to 15 minute station stop.
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The MRONY-08 with a Phase-III SD70M, a Phase-II SD70M, and a Phase-I SD70M (in that order) heads east, pulling past the depot at Glenwood Springs.
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With its station stop completed, Amtrak starts to slowly pull west away from the depot at Glenwood Springs. From here, Amtrak will continue to Grand Junction, Salt Lake City, Reno, Sacramento, and Emeryville.
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Slowing down on the east siding, the California Zephyr prepares to make one of its most popular station stops, the stop at Glenwood Springs. The Colorado River is running nice and full on the left side of the picture.
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This coal train is passing by the depot in Glenwood Springs, CO on its way east toward Denver. The depot is off to the left, and the bridge in the background takes cars and pedestrians across Interstate 70 and the Colorado River.
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