Glenwood Springs, CO
General information
Location413 7th Street
Glenwood Springs, Colorado[1]
United States
Coordinates39°32′53″N 107°19′23″W / 39.54806°N 107.32306°W / 39.54806; -107.32306
Owned byUnion Pacific Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingLong and short term[1]
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival[2]
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: GSC
History
Opened1904
Passengers
FY 202232,519[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Grand Junction
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Granby
toward Chicago
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Moab
Terminus
 Rockies to the Red Rocks Denver
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Grand Junction
toward Los Angeles
 Desert Wind Granby
toward Chicago
Grand Junction
toward Seattle
 Pioneer
Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station
Rifle
toward Ogden
 Moffat Tunnel Route Dotsero
toward Denver
Royal Gorge Route
Location
Glenwood Springs, CO is located in Colorado
Glenwood Springs, CO
Glenwood Springs, CO
Location within Colorado

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.

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

  1. 1 2 "Glenwood Springs, CO (GSC)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Great American Stations: Glenwood Springs, CO (GSC)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 8 Jan 2014.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "California Zephyr Schedule" (PDF). Amtrak.com. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Glenwood Springs Route Map" (PDF). Roaring Fork Transportation Authority. RFTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2019 State of Colorado" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Palin's Travels". Retrieved 29 Sep 2014.
  8. ↑ Steindler, James. "Glenwood Springs on right side of the tracks for Rocky Mountaineer". Aspen Daily News. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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