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Just saw this on a local news channel: OTERO COUNTY — A driver was cited after their Jeep collided with an Amtrak train in southeastern Colorado Sunday morning. The Colorado State Patrol says this happened just after 7 a.m. near the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and Otero County Road 36...

You could tell them you had been in Yuma, Arizona, where they sell ball caps labeled "Yuma: The Southernmost City in Canada," for all the snowbirds from the Prairie Provinces to wear.

Minnapolis Star-Tribune columnist James Lileks reviews the Surfliner and that snack box here: LILEKS (James) :: The Bleat 2021 TUESDAY

"No! Save Penn Station", say preservationists. https://archive.ph/Zv6nu "New York preservationists decided to go for the nuclear option, to make their last stand. New York’s State Historic Preservation Office has said that 2 Penn Plaza, Madison Square Garden and Penn Station — dank, dark, dim...

Never met furries on a train, so there is always something new.

I like seeing something other than clouds. I like reading or working on a laptop -- I once set up a new account for my websites with a hosting service while rolling along on the Lakeshore Limited on my way to Boston. I like the "parallel universe" feeling of train travel. And I don't miss TSA...

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...

Another TV station's take on the Union Station situation. Again, this is more about the bus part than the train part of the station. Security Guard: Denver's Union Station 'Being Taken Over' By Crime & Drugs, Is 'Major Risk For Patrons'

The last time I was in Union Station as a passenger was 2018. I saw recently that the old Greyhound station in downtown Denver was demolished, though. Maybe the Union Stationwebsite needs updating, as govt sites often do. I see that Greyhound's site says that they use Union Station.

The difference between "light" and "heavy" commuter rail is above my pay grade, although I have seen the SEPTA trains you mention. Maybe you saw the airport train? It runs frequently.

The station is served by Amtrak (California Zephyr) plus the RTD [Regional Transporation District] buses and light rail, such as the train out to Denver International Airport. No intercity bus service that I am aware of. https://unionstationindenver.com/transit/

I have seen that in Denver too on the westbound Zephyr—but it is the only station where I havce seen windows cleaned.

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 Capitol Limited between Pittsburgh and Cumberland, Md., gives you a great Appalachian forest experience, but the gorges where the Cardinal goes are also spectacular and that part of the trip last longer. Also (eastbound) it's during breakfast, usually.

Yes, Granby was evacuated, but not Fraser or Winter Park, as far as I know.

As of the 23rd, the East Troublesome Fire appears to have moved more northeast, away from Granby and Fraser and the route of the Zephyr. Train 5 left Denver on time today. On the other hand, Rocky Mountain National Park is completely closed and most of the town of Estes Park, its eastern...

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.

Amtrak is now running in Glenwood Canyon (Colorado) again, according to this article, but slowly because of problems with debris on the tracks. https://www.aspentimes.com/news/union-pacific-amtrak-resume-train-service-through-glenwood-canyon/

If you like reading about wildfires, this is the site! Amtrak not mentioned, however. https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/08/12/grizzly-fire-burns-across-i-70-and-the-colorado-river/

Whiskey in a pocket flask.