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| Hotel Denver in Glenwood Springs, CO |
AMTRAK ADVENTURE 2015 - Arrived in Glenwood Springs, CO via Amtrak's City of New Orleans and California Zephyr - I arrived in Glenwood Springs about 3:30 PM Mountain Time this Friday afternoon. For the first time ever for me, I was the cause that my train did the "all aboard" and actually began moving out of the station and then was stopped and delayed departing. Why? Well the very nice station agent lady pulled up the baggage truck and my check luggage was missing. So she called conductor on radio and had train stopped so she could return to baggage car and retrieve my bag. Yes, it was there. They just did not off load with the rest of the Glenwood Springs bags. Thankfully, there were just a few bags so the error was cost immediately as the train had begun to move. After the train departed, the station agent actually loaded me and my bags on her golf cart type truck and brought me to my hotel so that I count avoid rolling my bags up stairs to cross the street. And, she told me to have the hotel call Sunday when I check out and she will come back and pick me up. Now that is "special treatment"
Travel on both the City of New Orleans and the California Zephyr was prompt and mostly on time - a very enjoyable ride. I thought I would post some of my train photos today and then tomorrow's update will be Glenwood Springs photos.
Here are selected photos from Wednesday, Thursday, and today Friday.
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| Ready to Board City of New Orleans Wednesday afternoon |
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| CONO Engine had Heartland Flyer logo |
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| CONO Engine had Heartland Flyer logo |
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| Approaching Chicago we met this Metra commuter train |
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| Chicago Union Station "Great Hall" |
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| My bedroom on California Zephyr |
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| Boarding California Zephyr in Chicago |
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| Old Engine being recleaned and painted in Galesburg, IL |
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Stopped In Galesburg, IL, -- Maury G. from Galesburg Railroad Museum
came to trainside and met me. Only had a two minute visit. |
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| Union Station Denver, CO |
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| One of our coach cars is painted as a San Francisco Streetcar |
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| Another view of my sleeping car bedroom |
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| Another view of my sleeping car bedroom |
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| Beginning our climb into the Rockies |
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| Beginning our climb into the Rockies |
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| Not much snow remains -- Only in very high elevations |
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| Fraser General Store |
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| Last fresh air break before my destination Glenwood Springs |
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| Meeting the Eastbound Zephyr |
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| Meeting the Eastbound Zephyr |
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| I-70 in Glenwood Canyon |
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| Arrived Glenwood Springs, CO |
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| Zephyr departing Glenwood Springs |
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My Colorado room in the Hotel Denver overlooks Amtrak station
and the Colorado River |
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| View from my room |
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| Entrance to the Hotel Denver |
Time for bed. Tune in for more Glenwood Springs photos in next blog post.
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