Posted on 05/14/2004 3:30:52 PM PDT by varina davis
Posted on Fri, May. 14, 2004
Rock Slide Forces Amtrak Detours in Colo.
Associated Press
GRANBY, Colo. - A rock slide that derailed a coal train in the mountains west of Denver will force Amtrak to detour all trains coming through the state through Saturday.
Union Pacific Railroad officials said the slide knocked the coal train off the tracks late Thursday near Granby, about 60 miles northwest of Denver.
Three workers were briefly trapped and suffered minor injuries. Railroad officials said none of the coal was spilled.
Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the California Zephyr that runs through Colorado would be detoured Friday and Saturday through Wyoming and Utah. Passengers arriving in Colorado on Friday were bused to detour points.
Union Pacific spokesman John Bromley said it was unclear when the tracks would open. He said crews were trying to avoid triggering any more slides as they moved equipment into the canyon.
CHOO-CHOO- BUMP!
foreverfree
The old Rio Grande trackage thru the Rockies via Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction was closed by the rockslide. Apparently, they've re-routed the Zephyr from Denver, up thru Cheyenne and across Wyoming to Ogden on the Union Pacific mainline.
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