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Posted 04 October 2022 - 06:35 AM

It's summer, 1974, the eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr departs Grand Junction at 1:25 PM as it heads for it's next stop: Rifle.

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 04:32 PM

The train heads east.

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Posted 05 October 2022 - 01:31 PM

The train rolls through small towns as it heads east.

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Posted 06 October 2022 - 02:22 PM

The train makes a stop at Rifle before getting underway.

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Posted 06 October 2022 - 07:03 PM

The train soon pulls into Glenwood Springs.

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Posted 07 October 2022 - 09:08 AM

After the train leaves Glenwood Springs, it heads through the canyon and rolls through Dotsero as it heads to it's next stop.

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Posted 07 October 2022 - 01:04 PM

The train rolls down the Dotsero Cutoff.

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Posted 07 October 2022 - 04:37 PM

The train makes a stop at Bond, then gets underway again.

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Posted 08 October 2022 - 10:20 AM

The train rolls through Gore Canyon and heads through Kremmling.

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Posted 08 October 2022 - 02:10 PM

The train rolls through Byers Canyon and makes it's final en route stop at Granby.

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