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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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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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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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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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 only train that we would see on our journey outside of the Zephyr was this light power move. The units here have actually reached their destination as they will go into the west siding at Glenwood and then into the yard. Eastbound coal loads coming out of Grand Junction will stop in Glenwood and cherry pick a few units of this string for mid-train helpers for the trip back east.
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Gone are the days when this view of the arriving Zephyr was dominated by F40PH's in Phase III paint! Now, it is Phase V P42DC's...but at least Amtrak is still around after 40 years.
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Passengers look out the window of the Lounge car in the middle of Byers Canyon. Note the power for the train on one side of the frame and US-40 across the Colorado River on the other side of the frame!
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During at station stop at Fraser, the Conductor pauses briefly to speak with a passenger who is gathering their luggage in preparation for boarding. Note the clear signal in the distance, indicating DS-82 is ready for us once the stop is complete.
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Since I got a shot of the Zephyr plunging into the Moffat Tunnel on the trip west, I was happy that I had the chance to also grab a shot as we were about to enter the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel on the journey back home.
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After a fantastic trip east, the Zephyr arrived at the temporary "Amshack" in Denver 25 minutes early! And while "Amshack" tends to be a pejorative term used for crummy, tiny depots, that is not the case in Denver. The temporary depot is, in my opinion, nicer than a lot of permanent depots!
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