![]() We were also sitting next to a train nut (he is starting a six-day “train finning” tour, meaning that he’ll photograph trains and then chase them along their routes in his car). The longest tunnel is six miles long and takes you underneath the Continental Divide. The train gains over 4,000 feet in elevation, switches back and forth along mountain passes and deep canyons, and goes through 27 tunnels in 30 minutes. Still, from the observation deck, we had a great time. The trip from Denver to Winter Park was stunning, though the train continued to go slowly and lose time. ![]() We hustled straight for the observation car, where we spent most of our first two hours . We finally saw the train at about 10:30 and boarded at about 11:00. We joined the throngs in the boarding line at 9:15, and we waited. The Denver train station is beautiful, so we were happy to hang out there for a little while. We made it to the train station by 9:00 and were pleased to see that the train was boarding at 9:22. It’s pretty touristy, but it made for a pleasant walk early in the morning. We walked down the 16 th Street pedestrian mall to get to the train station. Turned out that we had a two-hour delay, so we had a leisurely breakfast at the Denver Bicycle Café and stopped at a nearby Whole Foods for train snacks (thank goodness) before returning our car downtown. Woke up at the crack of dawn (6:15am) to make our 8:00am train, made it out of the house by 6:50, and only then thought to check whether our train was on time. But you’ll see that change as you read on …. We planned to take the train, which takes six hours – but it would allow us to see incredible scenery, so we didn’t begrudge the extra time when we started out this morning. To start with, you should know that the drive from Denver to Glenwood Springs takes three hours. This day should really be called the great train debacle … ![]()
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