Photo ID: 104803 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1724 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak I really like this particular shot as I feel that there is a lot of great stuff captured in it. First off, of course, is the fact that Amtrak is still running (for the time being) in 2014! Coors Field, a year away from its 20th birthday, stands on the left side of the shot. 20th Street, which use to leave Denver on a raised viaduct, now descends underneath the tracks. And, of course, there is Denver's skyline in the background! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104802 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1688 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Transportation explosion! While it make not be passenger trains in the traditional sense, commuter trains will be coming to Union Station in 2016. The two tracks on the left side of this shot will be for the commuter rail that will run 23 miles east to Denver International Airport. The two tracks on the right side of the shot will run just over 11 miles northwest to Arvada and Wheat Ridge. The two tracks in the middle are for non-commuter trains such as Amtrak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104801 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2591 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A good elevated look at the new Train Hall at Union Station, as well as a lot of the recent Urban development surrounding the station. A four hour late California Zephyr is pulling out of the station on Track 4, ready to head west. Note the private car parked at the tail end of Track 5 to the right of the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104800 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Here is a shot that is drastically different from what you would have seen a few years earlier! Take a peek at the ninth picture that I added to my website, taken from close to the same perspective back in April 2002! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104799 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1528 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak After finishing up our pictures on the platform, my daughter Bella and I hop in the elevator to descend down to the bus platform and head back to the car, parked on Wewatta Street. The Zephyr has not yet gotten clearance to depart from BNSF's 31st Street Yardmaster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104798 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Amtrak's on train conductor walks the platform toward the rear of the train, making sure all cars ready to depart as an assistant conductor double checks his manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104797 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1429 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak One of the Zephyr's Sleeping Car attendants looks out towards Union Station, the door shut and ready to depart. Parents with a young child stand by on the platform, ready to watch the Zephyr pull out when they get clearance from BNSF's 31st Street Yardmaster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104796 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Over four hours late, the westbound Zephyr is preparing to depart Denver. Denver is a crew change point for Amtrak, meaning a new engineer and head-end conductor hop on for the journey west to Grand Junction (or, in the evening, east to Lincoln, NE on #6). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104795 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1798 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak My daughters have accompanied me trackside since they were babies. I feel very blessed that, at 11 and 8 (almost 12 and 9), they still enjoy hitting the tracks with dad from time to time. In fact, they are even starting to get into photography a bit themselves! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104794 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1592 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak When Amtrak returned to Union Station, it permanently moved from Track 1 to Track 4. The platform is very nice, with easy access to the Superliners (generally without a step stool). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104793 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1535 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Private Sitting on Track 5 behind Union Station was the Cripple Creek, a privately-owned car brought to Denver on the back of Amtrak. It is currently plugged in to the power cabinet (to the left) so the patrons have electricity inside the car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104792 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1591 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Outside the back of Union Station is a canopy covering the stairs and escalators leading down to the bus ramp. Also note the word "Crawford" above the doorway to the right. The upper floors of the station are now a part of the Crawford Hotel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104791 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1651 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District These classy decals can be found on each of the windows in the doors into and out of the station. Personally, I thought that was a nice touch for the station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104790 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1882 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District The main hall of Union Station is now filled with internet/charging station, sofas and tables. What was once Amtrak's ticket office is now the Terminal Bar. One aspect of the station that did not return were the steal emblem cutouts of the railroads that once served the station. The used to be on the wall where the "Terminal Bar" sign is today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104789 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1550 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District For those of you that remember Union Station prior to its most recent (interior) makeover, you may recall that you had to leave the main hall and descend down a long ramp that ran underneath the tracks. That ramp was filled in the renovation and shops and restaurants were built over it. The store on the right side of this shot is the Tattered Covered bookstore. Five years ago, this shot would have shown that ramp descending to the right to get to the tracks! 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