The Glenwood Springs station is a railway station in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area[4] and is an overnight stop on Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies To Red Rocks luxury train service between Denver Colorado and Moab Utah.
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| Location | 413 7th Street Glenwood Springs, Colorado[1] United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°32′53″N 107°19′23″W / 39.54806°N 107.32306°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Glenwood Springs Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Long and short term[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: GSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 35,311[3] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Glenwood Springs station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) in 1904, and sits close to the southern bank of the Colorado River. The station is composed of brick and Frying Pan River red sandstone, while the roof line is done in a jerkinhead, or half-hip roof style. The entrance is flanked by medieval-inspired brick towers with pyramidal roofs.[2] The Glenwood Railroad Museum occupies the former Ladies' Waiting Room.[2]
The station also serves as one of two Greyhound bus stops in Glenwood Springs. However, The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority city bus does not stop here.[5]
On June 7, 1977 Amtrak introduced the Pioneer, with service between Chicago and Seattle. On October 28, 1979, Amtrak initiated the Desert Wind service between Chicago and Los Angeles. Both trains serviced Glenwood Springs. In 1991, the Pioneer was rerouted through Wyoming, and no longer stopped in Glenwood Springs. Both the Desert Wind and the Pioneer were discontinued on May 10, 1997. The California Zephyr entered service on April 24, 1983, and services Glenwood Springs to this day.
According to the Amtrak Fact Sheet (Colorado), Fiscal Year 2019, Glenwood Springs was the second busiest of the nine Colorado stations served by Amtrak.[6]
The station and the town feature in an episode of the BBC television series Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin.[7]
On August 15, 2021, luxury tourist railroad Rocky Mountaineer began using the station as an overnight stop for its Rockies to Red Rocks service.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Glenwood Springs, CO (GSC)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
- ^ a b c "Great American Stations: Glenwood Springs, CO (GSC)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "California Zephyr Schedule" (PDF). Amtrak.com. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Glenwood Springs Route Map" (PDF). Roaring Fork Transportation Authority. RFTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2019 State of Colorado" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Palin's Travels". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 Sep 2014.
- ^ Steindler, James. "Glenwood Springs on right side of the tracks for Rocky Mountaineer". Aspen Daily News. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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