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The Glenwood Springs station is a
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in
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. It is served by
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's ''
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'', which runs between
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and
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in the
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and is an overnight stop on Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies To Red Rocks luxury train service between
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Colorado and Moab Utah. The Glenwood Springs station was originally built by the
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(D&RGW) in 1904, and sits close to the southern bank of the
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. The station is composed of brick and Frying Pan River red sandstone, while the roof line is done in a
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, or Half-hip roof style. The entrance is flanked by medieval-inspired brick towers with pyramidal roofs. The Glenwood Railroad Museum occupies the former Ladies' Waiting Room. The station also serves as one of two
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bus stops in Glenwood Springs. However, The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority city bus does not stop here. On June 7, 1977 Amtrak introduced the ''
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'', with service between Chicago and Seattle. On October 28, 1979, Amtrak initiated the ''
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'' service between Chicago and Los Angeles. Both trains serviced Glenwood Springs. In 1991, the ''Pioneer'' was rerouted through
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, and no longer stopped in Glenwood Springs. Both the ''Desert Wind'' and the ''Pioneer'' were discontinued on May 10, 1997. The ''
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'' entered service on April 24, 1983, and services Glenwood Springs to this day. According to the Amtrak Fact Sheet (Colorado), Fiscal Year 2019, Glenwood Springs was the second busiest of the nine Colorado stations served by Amtrak. The station and the town feature in an episode of the
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television series '' Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin''. On August 15, 2021 luxury tourist railroad
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began using the station as an overnight stop for its Rockies to Red Rocks service.


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Glenwood Springs Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
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