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An article from Colorado Country Life magazine (a freebie for rural electric co-op members) focuses on a new railroad museum in Granby, Colorado, which is on the California Zephyr route. Christmas on the Rails - Colorado Country Life Magazine This is a little optimistic though: "A short walk...

This is more about the bus service than Amtrak, but Amtrak passengers will experience some of the same stuff. https://kdvr.com/news/local/rtd-union-calls-denver-union-station-a-lawless-hellhole/

The Troublesome Fire, burning west of Rocky Mountain National Park, "blew up" yesterday (Oct. 21) and is now close to the California Zephyr's route. Map at the link. Something to keep an eye on if you are traveling on 5 or 6, maybe.

Large boats break from their moorings, jam under railroad bridge at Albany, NY.  

I took the Cardinal from Chicago to Charlottesville, Va., in December and experienced the "Contemporary Dining" meal service. What a bunch of bogus corporate greenwashing. You sit there with a table full of plastic trash at the end of your meal, and on top of it is a  card (more trash) that...

This is a shot in the dark, but are there any rental car services accessible from the Southwest Chief in Lordsburg or Deming, New Mexico? I was wondering about the feasibility of taking the Sunset Limited there from Los Angeles and then traveling on to Silver City, New Mexico, and other...

A photographic portfolio: American Splendor Aboard the Southwest Chief. Not all of these are things that you would see from the train, but they are near its route, such as Canyon de Chelly. Some are true train pix.

From the Amtrak Southwest Chief Coaliition on Facebook: BNSF Derailment east of Gallup, NM on main track. SWC Service disruptions in effect until further notice. Expect a Bus Bridge between Gallup and Albuquerque possibly.

I thought someone would have posted this link by now. :) Maybe some of the old hands could explain what happened.

I needed to book a trip from Colorado to Yuma, Arizona, using the Southwest Chief and the Sunset Limited, with a roomette on the SWC and an overnight break in Los Angeles on the way back. The most helpful AGR rep (I believe her name was Deborah) walked me through the choices and made the...

Colorado politicians still working on keeping the route in their state. "The first whistle for the newly formed commission to save Amtrak's Southwest Chief rail service line will officially sound Friday [sept. 5] as the group is set to gavel its inaugural meeting in Denver."

A southern Colorado legislator has introduced a bill to help keep the Southwest Chief running through Colorado. I was unaware that there was a "problem with low ridership" here, considering how every time I use the La Junta station, the parking lot is more full.

Anyone know why Train 5 lost eight hours between Helper and Provo, Utah, last night (Sept. 2)? Flash flood?

Denver Post article on washout affecting California Zephyr near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Planning my next trip from Colorado to California on the Zephyr, I was thinking about catching the train in Glenwood Springs (GSC) rather than Denver. The whole Denver situation is a mess right now, as you know. I usually ride Amtrak from La Junta, Colorado, ( Southwest Chief) where there is...