TRACKWORK IN COLORADO AFFECTING CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD WILL BE CARRYING OUT EXTENSIVE TRACKWORK THIS SUMMER EAST OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS.
AMTRAK TRAINS 5 AND 6, THE CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR, ORIGINATING AT CHICAGO AND EMERYVILLE ON JUNE 25-26, JUNE 30-JULY 3, JULY 7-10, JULY 14-17, AND JULY 21-24, WILL DETOUR THROUGH WYOMING BETWEEN DENVER AND SALT LAKE CITY THE NEXT DAY, VIZ. JUNE 26-27, JULY 1-4, JULY 8-11, JULY 15-18, AND JULY 22-25.
BUSES WILL OPERATE ONLY BETWEEN DENVER, GLENWOOD SPRINGS AND GRAND JUNCTION, CONNECTING FROM TRAIN 5 (BUS 3505) AT DENVER,
AND TO TRAIN 6 (BUS 3506) AT DENVER. EACH BUS HAS 47 SEATS (T) AND TWO WHEELCHAIR SPACES (TW). NO ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO OR FROM WINTER PARK, GRANBY, GREEN RIVER, HELPER, OR PROVO, AND THERE IS NO CONNECTION TO OR FROM THE TRAIN AT SALT LAKE CITY.
PLEASE NOTE ALSO -
- PASSENGERS TRAVELING BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND WEST, ON THE ONE HAND, AND DENVER AND EAST, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE NOT AFFECTED AS FAR AS STOPS ARE CONCERNED. THEY WILL BOARD THE TRAIN EQUIPMENT AT THEIR PLANNED ORIGIN POINTS AND REMAIN ON BOARD THIS EQUIPMENT UNTIL THEIR DESTINATIONS. HOWEVER, THE VIEW OUT THE WINDOW DEN-SLC WILL BE DIFFERENT.
- PASSENGERS BOARDING OR DETRAINING AT PROVO THROUGH GRANBY ARE THE ONES AFFECTED BY THIS DISRUPTION.
- THE TRAIN WILL MAKE NO PASSENGER STOPS IN WYOMING.
- THE ROUTE THROUGH WYOMING IS THROUGH HIGH DESERT COUNTRY. WHILE INTERESTING IN ITS OWN RIGHT (WIDE OPEN VISTAS, WILDLIFE, PLATEAUS, ETC.), IT IS NOT THE SAME MOUNTAIN/CANYON/RIVER SCENERY THAT IS ON THE NORMAL ROUTE THROUGH
COLORADO.
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD WILL BE CARRYING OUT EXTENSIVE TRACKWORK THIS SUMMER EAST OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS.
AMTRAK TRAINS 5 AND 6, THE CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR, ORIGINATING AT CHICAGO AND EMERYVILLE ON JUNE 25-26, JUNE 30-JULY 3, JULY 7-10, JULY 14-17, AND JULY 21-24, WILL DETOUR THROUGH WYOMING BETWEEN DENVER AND SALT LAKE CITY THE NEXT DAY, VIZ. JUNE 26-27, JULY 1-4, JULY 8-11, JULY 15-18, AND JULY 22-25.
BUSES WILL OPERATE ONLY BETWEEN DENVER, GLENWOOD SPRINGS AND GRAND JUNCTION, CONNECTING FROM TRAIN 5 (BUS 3505) AT DENVER,
AND TO TRAIN 6 (BUS 3506) AT DENVER. EACH BUS HAS 47 SEATS (T) AND TWO WHEELCHAIR SPACES (TW). NO ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO OR FROM WINTER PARK, GRANBY, GREEN RIVER, HELPER, OR PROVO, AND THERE IS NO CONNECTION TO OR FROM THE TRAIN AT SALT LAKE CITY.
PLEASE NOTE ALSO -
- PASSENGERS TRAVELING BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND WEST, ON THE ONE HAND, AND DENVER AND EAST, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE NOT AFFECTED AS FAR AS STOPS ARE CONCERNED. THEY WILL BOARD THE TRAIN EQUIPMENT AT THEIR PLANNED ORIGIN POINTS AND REMAIN ON BOARD THIS EQUIPMENT UNTIL THEIR DESTINATIONS. HOWEVER, THE VIEW OUT THE WINDOW DEN-SLC WILL BE DIFFERENT.
- PASSENGERS BOARDING OR DETRAINING AT PROVO THROUGH GRANBY ARE THE ONES AFFECTED BY THIS DISRUPTION.
- THE TRAIN WILL MAKE NO PASSENGER STOPS IN WYOMING.
- THE ROUTE THROUGH WYOMING IS THROUGH HIGH DESERT COUNTRY. WHILE INTERESTING IN ITS OWN RIGHT (WIDE OPEN VISTAS, WILDLIFE, PLATEAUS, ETC.), IT IS NOT THE SAME MOUNTAIN/CANYON/RIVER SCENERY THAT IS ON THE NORMAL ROUTE THROUGH
COLORADO.
but at least the scenic part is now confirmed...