What were once warehouses used for industries are now upscale lofts in much of LoDo (Lower Downtown). Two of these lofts sit behind 9389 in this shot as 9389 sits on the passenger special on Track Three at Denver Union Station.
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A five car BNSF business train (for Matt Rose, the President and CEO of BNSF) sits quietly at Denver Union Station on Track Three. The train would shortly depart for Alliance, Nebraska via the Brush Subdivision.
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Getting into the station early on this morning, Amtrak 5 is preparing to head west out of Union Station.
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With its 67th season in the books, the Ski Train rests on track two at Denver Union Station. Note the wonderful painting of the Rio Grande SD45s hanging on the wall in the Kansas!
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This Ski Train can finally rest its axles once again! 43 runs since the first run back in late December and the Ski Train has finished another winter season. In a few days, the train will be moved to Burnham for storage and any upgrades that might be planned.
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Amtrak 6 departed Denver Union Station a couple minutes before midnight on April Fools Day for its trip east to Chicago.
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Waiting for the all clear from the head end, Amtrak's conductor stands on platform, ready to hop on the train.
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Passengers headed east out of Denver wait patiently to board one of the Superliners on Amtrak 6 at Denver Union Station.
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Two crewman for Amtrak work to load the checked baggage at Denver for Amtrak 6's trip east to Chicago.
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After a day on the road (and running on time), the Ski Train rests in track two at Denver Union Station. The last of the passenger have just left the train now at 7:00pm.
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Fog is thick in Denver as the Ski Train is getting ready to depart for Winter Park from track two. Meanwhile, Amtrak 5 is backing into track one, running an amazing 40 minutes early!
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The nose of SKTX 289 (left) meets face-to-face with the nose of SKTX 283 (right) on Track Two and Union Station. In the background, Amtrak 5 sits on Track One, waiting for passengers to board.
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It has been a long time since "Union Station - Travel by Train" stood above the cars from the California Zephyr. On this day, a special charter through Trains Unlimited Tours allowed that to happen one more time over the Silver Rapids.
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The suns glints off the side of the Silver Lariat, adding to the silver shine of the vista dome car.
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The Silver Lariat was owned by CB&Q and had the same configuration as the Silver Bronco, Silver Colt, Silver Mustang, and Silver Pony and the Rio Grande.
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