Effective January 1st Greyhound Lines US40 service has been reoriented. Previously it consisted of one daylight trip between Denver and Salt Lake City under the Federal 5211f program conducted jointly by the States of Colorado and Utah. As it was slower than the one daylight trip via I-80 between the two cities it mostly carried local patrons. Under the new CDOT “Outrider”-style schedule it consists of a morning trip from Craig into Denver and an afternoon return. This makes a number of midday connections with lunch in Denver Union Station, further affirming the worth of ColoRail’s early support for developing the complex as an intermodal terminal. When arrangements are complete the route will be handed over to a CDOT contractor.
The US40 route was timed for transcontinental connections in its days as part of the National Trailways Bus System. Service began on the gravel “Victory Highway” during World War II. Before the completion of Interstate highways I-70 and I-80 it was covered by a daylight trip and an overnight trip. The patterns replicated the parallel Denver & Rio Grande’s trains between Denver and Craig and were competitive with Greyhound on US30 and other Trailways buses on US6.
Sample stops:
Dep Craig @ 0615
Dep Granby @ 0910
Dep Fraser @ 0935
Arr Federal Center Station @ 1106 {RTD W-Line and bus hub}
Arr Denver Union Station @ 1120 {Amtrak, Greyhound, Bustang, RTD A, B, E, G, N, W-Lines and bus hub}
Dep Denver Union Station @ 1515 {Amtrak, Greyhound, Bustang, RTD A, B, E, G, N, W-Lines and bus hub}
Dep Federal Center Station @ 1535 {RTD W-Line and bus hub}
Arr Fraser @ 1703
Arr Granby @ 1731
Arr Craig @ 2015
There is a 15-minute rest stop at Granby in both directions.
The US40 route was timed for transcontinental connections in its days as part of the National Trailways Bus System. Service began on the gravel “Victory Highway” during World War II. Before the completion of Interstate highways I-70 and I-80 it was covered by a daylight trip and an overnight trip. The patterns replicated the parallel Denver & Rio Grande’s trains between Denver and Craig and were competitive with Greyhound on US30 and other Trailways buses on US6.
Sample stops:
Dep Craig @ 0615
Dep Granby @ 0910
Dep Fraser @ 0935
Arr Federal Center Station @ 1106 {RTD W-Line and bus hub}
Arr Denver Union Station @ 1120 {Amtrak, Greyhound, Bustang, RTD A, B, E, G, N, W-Lines and bus hub}
Dep Denver Union Station @ 1515 {Amtrak, Greyhound, Bustang, RTD A, B, E, G, N, W-Lines and bus hub}
Dep Federal Center Station @ 1535 {RTD W-Line and bus hub}
Arr Fraser @ 1703
Arr Granby @ 1731
Arr Craig @ 2015
There is a 15-minute rest stop at Granby in both directions.