Glenwood Springs Amtrak Station

Built by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1904, the Glenwood Springs station sits close to the southern bank of the Colorado River, its brick and Frying Pan River red sandstone walls flanked by medieval-inspired towers with pyramidal roofs. The California Zephyr stops here daily on its Chicago-to-Emeryville run. The Glenwood Railroad Museum occupies the former Ladies' Waiting Room. By Amtrak's own fiscal year 2019 count, this was the second busiest of Colorado's nine Amtrak stations — a fact the canyon outside the window makes easy to believe.