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The views from Denver to Winter Park on Amtrak's California Zephyr are among the most gorgeous on that train's Sacramento-Chicago route. The train takes its time climbing into the Rockies and everyone gets an outside breather for a breath of high-up-there air at Winter Park, Colorado, a couple of hours by train from Denver. This is also the route for Colorado's famous Ski Train (operates in winter, natch).
You can hop off the train during an Amtrak trip for leg-stretching breaks at a station stop like this -- sometimes these stops are announced over the train's PA system, and sometimes you must do the detective work by looking at a train schedule and noting the names of stops. You can get schedules on board from an attendant or, if you're in a sleeper, behind the fold-down table. Over the next few pages, we'll look at some train views and why it's worthwhile to get off the train at break stops (the student travelers above are on the Winter Park platform).
Go on to the next page for a view of the gorgeous Glenwood Springs train station or choose another information page from the list below.
- Amtrak Routes
- Buying Amtrak Tickets
- Choose an Amtrak Coach Seat or Superliner Sleeper
- Amtrak Viewliner Sleeper and Other Sleeper-Bedroom Options
- Amtrak Family Bedrooms
- Carry On and Checked Baggage Amtrak Rules
- Finding and Boarding Your Amtrak Train
- Amtrak Conductor Checking Tickets
- Amtrak Observation, Dining Cars and Other Services
- Amtrak Personnel and Who's Who
- Tipping on Amtrak Trains
- View From the Window
- Denver Platform View
- Nebraska Platform View
- Winter Park Ski Train Platform View
- Glenwood Springs Platform View