Photo ID: 104590 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1405 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak An on-time Zephyr (with a burned out tail light) waits on Track 4 for its scheduled departure time. Train Hall will feature eight tracks. Tracks 1-3 will be used for the East Line to DIA and the North Line to Thornton. Tracks 4 and 5 will be reserved for non-commuter trains such as Amtrak and UP's Cheyenne Frontier Days train. Tracks 6-8 will be used for the Gold Line to Arvada and (if it is ever built), the Northwest Line to Boulder/Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104589 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1505 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A look at the backside of Union Station. You can see a new white covering extending from Train Hall to the back wall of the station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104588 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1616 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Prior to the renovations, Amtrak passengers would descend unground to a tunnel in order to access the platform for Track 1. Now, passengers walk out the back doors directly to the platforms, same as they did through the 1990s. However, when first existing the station, passengers will find stairs/elevators descending to the "Bus Concourse". The unground bus terminal is going to replace RTD Market Street Station located a few blocks away. Passengers will be able to get to the platforms for tracks 2-8 underground, as well as the Light Rail station located a few blocks to the northwest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104587 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1361 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak If you remember the old layout of (the interior of) Union Station prior to construction, then this angle might look familiar. This shot features Amtrak's new ticket office in the station. Once upon a time, this was the location of a gift shop in the station. The hall to the left has an elevator that went down to the O-Scale and HO-Scale layouts that were located in the basement. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104586 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1517 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District In August 2011, Amtrak left Union Station for a temp station a few blocks away. Over the next 2 1/2 years, the old tracks and platform behind the station were dismantled a new "Train Hall" was constructed. On February 28, 2014, Amtrak moved back to Union Station! Much of the station is still under construction and is not scheduled to open until May 2014. But passengers have an entrance and a way to get to the California Zephyr, which now uses Track 4 out back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104585 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1551 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District The front of Union Station in Denver offers up a timeless view. The building will be preserved as a Historic Monument. The orange neon sign was added to the station in 1952 in an attempt to promote train travel as airlines were increasingly taking over the rails. Trains at the station came close to extinction in 2009, particularly after the Ski Train stopped running. Now, the station is preparing to once again become a major rail hub with commuter rail (plus Amtrak) arriving out back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104491 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1533 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District The parking around the outside of Union Station has been removed and some contemporary buildings are being built in their place. You can see one of the new buildings in the distance, located between Union Station and the Ice House. Union Station is slated to reopen to the public in summer of 2014. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104490 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1572 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Scaffolding covers the exterior of Union Station as works continues to restore the historical monument. This is the scene from 17th and Wynkoop. Better this than a demolition team! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104489 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1547 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A lot of work has been done on the enclosure and tracks behind Union Station. The sign in the foreground clearly indicates there will be eight tracks total. At least one of those tracks will be reserved for "heavy rail" trains such as Amtrak. Hopefully there will be a second track dedicated to heavy rail so trains like Cheyenne Frontier Days will have a home, when needed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104488 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1551 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Traditional shots in the back of Union Station are a thing of the past. While I am thrilled that Union Station itself isn't going anywhere, modern architecture is quickly closing in around it from all sides. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104487 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1623 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A look toward the stub-ends of the eight new tracks behind Union Station. These tracks, located beneath this interesting enclosure, will include tracks for EMU commuters to run to Denver International Airport, Arvada and eventually (if funding is found) Thornton and Boulder/Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104486 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1595 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District A lot of construction is going on behind Union Station these days. New buildings (both residential lofts and hotels) are under construction and the new dome-type enclosure for the eight tracks behind Union Station is clearly visible. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103723 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Amshack Denver, CO 1626 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak 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! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103635 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Amshack Denver, CO 1613 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak We are getting closer and closer to Amtrak utilizing Union Station for the last time until the major transit project is complete. In the meantime, this is the building that Amtrak will use in Denver for it's passengers. It had been a light bulb distributor for years, but has now been taken over and repainted. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103555 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 23, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station (Temp) Denver, CO 1624 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Some major construction is underway behind Denver Union Station. All the station tracks are being ripped up. As of this shot, Track 1 is the only one left. A new temporary platform is being built a few hundred yards east of the current platform as seen in this shot. Amtrak will probably back in to the (existing) Track 1 for the last time in early 2011. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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