The latest iteration of the station is different. The one Amtrak train calling has to turn on a wye to get from Burlington to Rio Grande, and it reverses in to head out.
At one time, the station was a through station, with Santa Fe and Colorado and Southern trains, as well as Rio Grande trains for Pueblo, leaving from the opposite end of the station. Those tracks are long-gone, and the station that remains is a stub station, but it hosts a serious Commuter Rail operation that is electrically operated. Some impressions of that station are below the jump.
Most of the Commuter Rail trains run as two car consists.
There are trains loading at multiple platforms. Ridership last Sunday might have been larger as there was a home baseball game, and the stadium is a short walk from the station.
That number might be familiar to Union Pacific enthusiasts. The track closest to the station generally serves trains for the new Denver airport, which is some distance from downtown.
This pair of trains is loading for destinations north and west.
Because of the frequent commuter trains, and the reuse of the station head-house for upscale eateries and a hotel, and supporting businesses, the waiting room does not have the sad look of too many railway stations.
I did mention there was a baseball game, didn't I?
Maybe not the best train ride home for the locals, but something to savor waiting for the Zephyr to show up.
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