Glenwood Springs station

Glenwood Springs, CO
General information
Location	413 7th Street Glenwood Springs, Colorado [1] United States
Coordinates	39°32′53″N107°19′23″W / 39.54806°N 107.32306°W / 39.54806; -107.32306
Owned by	Union Pacific Railroad Company
Line	Glenwood Springs Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Long and short term [1]
Accessible	Yes
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival [2]
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: GSC
History
Opened	1904
Passengers
FY 2024	36,853 [3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Grand Junction toward Emeryville California Zephyr Granby toward Chicago Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station Moab Terminus Rockies to the Red Rocks Denver Terminus
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Grand Junction toward Los Angeles Desert Wind Granby toward Chicago Grand Junction toward Seattle Pioneer Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station Rifle toward Ogden Moffat Tunnel Route Dotsero toward Denver Royal Gorge Route Grand Junction toward Oakland California Zephyr Denver toward Chicago
Location

The Glenwood Springs station is a railway station in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It is served by the Amtrak California Zephyr , which runs between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area ^[4] and is an overnight stop on Canyon Spirit's Rockies To Red Rocks luxury train service between Denver, Colorado and Moab, Utah.

The Glenwood Springs station was originally built by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company (D&RGW) in 1904, and sits close to the southern bank of the Colorado River. The station is composed of brick and Frying Pan River red sandstone, while the roof line is done in a jerkinhead, or half-hip roof style. The entrance is flanked by medieval-inspired brick towers with pyramidal roofs. ^[2] The Glenwood Railroad Museum occupies the former Ladies' Waiting Room. ^[2]

The station also serves as one of two Greyhound bus stops in Glenwood Springs. However, The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority city bus does not stop here. ^[5]

On June 7, 1977 Amtrak introduced the Pioneer , with service between Chicago and Seattle. On October 28, 1979, Amtrak initiated the Desert Wind service between Chicago and Los Angeles. Both trains serviced Glenwood Springs. In 1991, the Pioneer was rerouted through Wyoming, and no longer stopped in Glenwood Springs. Both the Desert Wind and the Pioneer were discontinued on May 10, 1997. The California Zephyr 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. ^[6]

The station and the town feature in an episode of the BBC television series Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin . ^[7]

On August 15, 2021, luxury tourist railroad Rocky Mountaineer began using the station as an overnight stop for its Rockies to Red Rocks service. ^[8] . This service is being rebranded as the "Canyon Spirit" starting in 2026.

References

1. "Glenwood Springs, CO (GSC)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
2. "Great American Stations: Glenwood Springs, CO (GSC)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
4. "California Zephyr Schedule" (PDF). Amtrak.com. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
5. "Glenwood Springs Route Map" (PDF). Roaring Fork Transportation Authority. RFTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
6. "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2019 State of Colorado" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
7. "Palin's Travels". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
8. Steindler, James. "Glenwood Springs on right side of the tracks for Rocky Mountaineer". Aspen Daily News. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

External links

Media related to Glenwood Springs (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Glenwood Springs, CO – Amtrak
• Glenwood Springs, CO – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Glenwood Springs Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb) Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine