HISTORY157 - Glenwood Canyon Colorado
Earlier this month, Pat and I took Canyon Spirit’s luxury scenic train trip from Salt Lake City, Utah to Denver, Colorado. This blog addresses the most impressive experience we had on our train trip: passing through the very deep, very narrow Glenwood Canyon, located along the Colorado River, 90 miles northeast of Grand Junction, Colorado, beginning at Glenwood Springs (see the map below). We were astounded at the incredible engineering and construction effort it must have taken to lay the track bed through the canyon. Moreover, traversing the same river bed was Interstate 70, implying another incredible feat of engineering and construction. So, documenting the history of Glenwood Canyon, including how the railroad route and interstate highway were constructed, will be the subject of this article. Glenwood Canyon is located on the Colorado River, 90 miles east of Grand Junction, Colorado, beginning at Glenwood Springs. After an introduction to Gl...