Zephyr to detour through Wyoming

[denmarks]

Latest news. Tunnel will be closed June 8-15, June 23-30, July 8-15, and July 23-30

Moffat Tunnel closures to force Amtrak detours

Maintenance work set for June, July

By Kit Miniclier

Denver Post Staff Writer

When the 6.2-mile-long Moffat Railroad Tunnel west of Denver is repeatedly closed - for eight days at a time this summer - Amtrak will offer bus service to Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction to those with reservations on the California Zephyr.

See complete story at the Denver Post

 

[gswager]

Dennis, are you going to take two different tracks on your CZ roundtrip?

 

[EmpireBuilderFan]

Latest news. Tunnel will be closed June 8-15, June 23-30, July 8-15, and July 23-30

Not too bad. It looks like you'll be able to see both routes, the main route on the westbound trip and the detour on the return trip.

 

[denmarks]

Latest news. Tunnel will be closed June 8-15, June 23-30, July 8-15, and July 23-30

Not too bad. It looks like you'll be able to see both routes, the main route on the westbound trip and the detour on the return trip.

Sacramento-Chicago June 19-21 Regular route

Chicago-Sacramento June 26-28 Alternate route

 

[EmpireBuilderFan]

Sacramento-Chicago June 19-21 Regular routeChicago-Sacramento June 25-27 Alternate route

Oops. I forgot that you live in California. My mistake.

 

[gswager]

Sacramento-Chicago June 19-21 Regular routeChicago-Sacramento June 25-27 Alternate route

You'll be enjoying on rare mileage on CZ via Wyoming. At least you'll have the longest non-stop section between the stations (unless there'll be a service stop.)

You'll have to ask Anthony to edit the mileage in Miletrak once you've completed the journey. :blink:

 

[The Chief]

Here's some dates of the Zephyr detour (32 total days):

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/29255...554/detail.html

Say, is that an antelope or a jackalope?

 

[John Storie]

maybe they will stop in Borie, WY, that is, if the Amshack is still standing out there, then bus people to cheyenne like they used to do pre-1997 on the Pioneer. Borie was the place people got off to go to cheyenne back then.

 

[AlanB]

maybe they will stop in Borie, WY, that is, if the Amshack is still standing out there, then bus people to cheyenne like they used to do pre-1997 on the Pioneer. Borie was the place people got off to go to cheyenne back then.

This is last summer's news. So far I haven't heard of any such diversion this summer.

 

[Trogdor]

They didn't stop the train anywhere except for crew changes and UP freight congestion (or track/signal problems).