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California Zephyr CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR® Effective October 5, 2020 serving CHICAGO - BURLINGTON - OMAHA - DENVER - GLENWOOD SPRINGS - SALT LAKE CITY - RENO - SACRAMENTO - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA and intermediate stations Amtrak.com BOOK TRAVEL, CHECK TRAIN STATUS, ACCESS YOUR ETICKET AND MORE THROUGH THE Amtrak app. 1-800-USA-RAIL 5 3Train Number4 6 CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR ROUTE MAP and SYMBOLS As indicated 3Normal Days of Operation4 As indicated in column in column O O ark, C O o, CA , UT er P R s r R s r z, CA er Wint e, NE on, IA on, IL , IL ament , NV , NV o, UT ood Springs,- C eg oln, NE ton, IA et ago 3On Board Service4 eno o ov een Riv raser ort Morgan, C es y l O y l O Emeryville,Martin CA Sace r Colfax, CAR Elk Pr Gr Glenw F F Holdr Linc Cr Ottumwa,Burling IA tPrinc Chic O O O a, NV y, UT , UT y, C er, C ville, CA ee, CA c tion, C anb eola, IAasant, IA ville, IL Read Down Mile Symbol Read Up Davis, osCAe Truck e Cit Helper Gr Denv tings, NEOmaha, NEOsc 6 5 Richmond, CA R McCook,Ha NEs Galesburg,Nape IL r WinnemuSaltc Lak and Junc Mount Ple l2 00P MoWeSa 0 Dp Chicago, IL–Union Station (CT) ∑w-u Ar l2 50P MoThSa Gr R2 34P MoWeSa 28 Naperville, IL (METRA/BN Line) ∑v- p D1 53P MoThSa 3 44P MoWeSa 104 Princeton, IL >v D12 33P MoThSa l4 38P MoWeSa 162 Galesburg, IL -S. Seminary St. ∑w- lD11 41A MoThSa 5 25P MoWeSa 205 Burlington, IA >v 10 36A MoThSa CHICAGO EMERYVILLE l5 59P MoWeSa 233 Mount Pleasant, IA ∑v l9 54A MoThSa 6 53P MoWeSa 279 Ottumwa, IA ∑v 9 09A MoThSa 8 09P MoWeSa 359 Osceola, IA (Des Moines) >v 7 40A MoThSa 8 41P MoWeSa 392 q Creston, IA >v 7 04A MoThSa l10 55P MoWeSa 500 Ar Omaha, NE ∑v Dp l5 14A MoThSa l11 05P MoWeSa Dp Ar l4 59A MoThSa California Zephyr® l12 08A TuThSu 555 Ar Lincoln, NE ∑v Dp l3 26A MoThSa Other Amtrak Train Routes l12 14A TuThSu Dp Ar l3 20A MoThSa 1 47A TuThSu 652 Hastings, NE (Grand Island) >v p 1 42A MoThSa SYMBOLS KEY 2 34A TuThSu 706 Holdrege, NE >v 12 54A MoThSa D Stops only to discharge u Amtrak Lounge available. Visit >v 3 43A TuThSu 783 McCook, NE (CT) 11 49P WeFrSu passengers; train may leave Amtrak.com/station-lounges >v 5 05A TuThSu 960 q Fort Morgan, CO (Sterling) (MT) 8 25P WeFrSu before time shown. > Unstaffed station l7 15A TuThSu 1038 Ar Denver, CO–Union Station ∑w Dp l7 10P WeFrSu R Stops only to receive ∑ Staffed ticket office; may or l b l 8 05A TuThSu Dp Colorado Springs, Raton, Ar 6 38P WeFrSu passengers. may not be open for all train Salida, Gunnison—see page 2 CT Central time departures 10 07A TuThSu 1100 Fraser-Winter Park, CO >w p 3 50P WeFrSu w >v MT Mountain time Station wheelchair 10 37A TuThSu 1113 Granby, CO (Rocky Mt. Nat’l. Park) 3 12P WeFrSu accessible; no barriers l ∑v l PT Pacific time 1 53P TuThSu 1223 Glenwood Springs, CO (Aspen) 12 10P WeFrSu b Bus stop between station and train l4 10P TuThSu 1311 Grand Junction, CO ∑w l10 23A WeFrSu - Quik-Trak self-serve ticketing v Station wheelchair >v 5 58P TuThSu 1417 Green River, UT 7 59A WeFrSu kiosk accessible; not all station 7 20P TuThSu 1488 Helper, UT (Price) >v 6 37A WeFrSu facilities accessible 9 26P TuThSu 1563 q Provo, UT >w 4 35A WeFrSu l11 05P TuThSu 1608 Ar Salt Lake City, UT (MT) ∑w Dp l3 30A WeFrSu l11 30P TuThSu Dp b Ogden, Boise, Las Vegas Ar l3 05A WeFrSu —see page 3 Service on the California Zephyr® 3 03A MoWeFr 1871 Elko, NV (PT) >w 9 31P TuThSa p R Coaches: Reservations required. >v 5 40A MoWeFr 2013 Winnemucca, NV 7 08P TuThSa s Private rooms. For more information, visit ∑w- l l8 36A MoWeFr 2202 Reno, NV 4 06P TuThSa Amtrak.com/rooms. 9 37A MoWeFr 2237 Truckee, CA (Lake Tahoe) >v 2 38P TuThSa r Dining service: For more information, visit 11 48A MoWeFr 2301 Colfax, CA >v 12 21P TuThSa Amtrak.com/dining. 12 57P MoWeFr 2336 q Roseville, CA >w- 11 35A TuThSa y Café service: For more information, visit lD2 13P MoWeFr 2353 Ar Sacramento, CA ∑w- l11 09A TuThSa Amtrak.com/cafe. lD2 44P MoWeFr 2367 Davis, CA ∑w- l10 36A TuThSa l Checked baggage at select stations. lD3 26P MoWeFr 2411 Martinez, CA (San Joaquins Trains) ∑w- l9 54A TuThSa O Bicycles on Amtrak: We offer a number of different D3 59P MoWeFr 2430 q Richmond, CA >v- 9 22A TuThSa services to transport your bike on many routes. Each train l4 10P MoWeFr 2438 Ar Emeryville, CA ∑w- Dp l9 10A TuThSa has different equipment and loading procedures that dictate 1l4 25P MoWeFr 0 Dp Emeryville, CA–Amtrak Station ∑w- Ar 2l8 30A TuThSa what service will be offered. Reservations are required and San Francisco, CA b additional charges may apply. Visit Amtrak.com/bikes for 1D5 00P MoWeFr 2 Ar –Salesforce Plaza >w Dp 2R8 00A TuThSa all the details before you book your trip. SCHEDULES EFFECTIVE 10/5/20 1 Amtrak Thruway 5005. 2 Amtrak Thruway 5006. Connecting Local Services All Amtrak services and stations are non-smoking. Metropolitan Denver Thruway Connections and other amenities on page 2. At Denver Union Station, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) offers frequent light rail and bus service: SHADING KEY • Western/Southern suburbs via light rail, • Boulder/Longmont/Northern suburbs via express coach service, Overnight train • Denver International Airport via light rail A Line, • Free shuttles connect Union Station along the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall to the Civic Center Station. CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL INFORMATION Call (303) 299-6000 or check www.rtd-denver.com for more information. Amtrak is setting a new standard of travel. To stay Salt Lake City and Environs updated on the latest news and important information The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) serves Utah County, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo on Amtrak services during the coronavirus pandemic, and intermediate stops with FrontRunner commuter rail, bus routes, ski buses and visit Amtrak.com/coronavirus. four TRAX light rail lines. Call 801-RIDE-UTA (743-3882) or visit www.rideuta.com. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 1 One Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20001. NRPC Form P5–Internet only–10/5/20. Schedules subject to change without notice. CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR® Effective October 5, 2020 serving CHICAGO - BURLINGTON - OMAHA - DENVER - GLENWOOD SPRINGS - SALT LAKE CITY - RENO - SACRAMENTO - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA and intermediate stations Amtrak.com BOOK TRAVEL, CHECK TRAIN STATUS, ACCESS YOUR ETICKET AND MORE THROUGH THE Amtrak app. 1-800-USA-RAIL Thruway Bus Connections Davenport • Galesburg • Springfield • Bloomington • Champaign • Indianapolis 4, 6 & 380 at Galesburg 51 at 393 at 4 & 6 at Indianapolis 21/421 at Champaign/ Galesburg Cconnecting Trains 58 at Springfield Urbana 21/421 at Champaign/ 3 & 5 at 50 at Springfield Urbana Galesburg Indianapolis Burlington Executive Burlington Executive Thruway Operator Trailways Transp. Trailways Transp. 8890 5521 Thruway Number 8893 5522 Daily Daily Mile 6 Days of Operation Symbol 5 Daily Daily 1 10P 2 15P 0 Dp Galesburg, IL–Amtrak Station ∑w- Ar 11 20A 1 30P 2 05P 3 10P 49 Ar Peoria, IL >v Dp 10 25A 12 30P 2 15P 3 10P Dp Ar 12 30P 4 30P 25* Ar Springfield, IL–Amtrak Station ∑v Dp p 11 15A Dp Ar q *66 Dp Decatur, IL >w Ar 3 00P 88 Ar Bloomington-Normal, IL ∑w- Ar 9 30A 3 05P Dp –Uptown Station Dp 9 15A 4 00P **115 Ar Champaign-Urbana, IL ∑v- Dp 8 15A 4 05P ***142 Dp –Amtrak Station Ar 8 05A 176 Ar Danville, IL (CT) >w Dp 7 20A 7 15P 269 Ar Indianapolis, IN–Amtrak Station (ET) ∑v- Dp 7 00A * Distance from Peoria ** Distance via Decatur *** Distance via Bloomington-Normal Denver • Raton • Albuquerque • El Paso (Greyhound) 1/421 & 1/421 & 6 at 2/422 at Connecting Train Number 2/422 at Denver El Paso* El Paso* 8101 8305 Thruway Number 8102 Daily Daily Mile 6 Days of Operation Symbol 5 Daily 11 30A 8 00P 0 Dp Denver, CO (MT) >w Ar 4 45P -Union Station 1 00P 9 40P 72 Ar Colorado Springs, CO >w Dp 3 35P 1 10P Dp Ar 2 00P 10 35P 115 Ar Pueblo, CO >w Dp 2 35P 2 05P Dp Ar 4 25P 221 Ar Raton, NM-Amtrak Station >v Dp 4 30P Dp Ar 8 15P 451 Ar Albuquerque, NM ∑w Dp 8 15A 10 00P Dp -Alvarado Transportation Center Ar 7 50A 1 20A 667 Ar Las Cruces, NM >w Dp 4 30A 1 30A Dp Ar 2 30A 718 Ar El Paso, TX-Greyhound Station (MT) >w Dp 3 25A * Union Depot and the Greyhound Station in El Paso are about a half-mile (0.8 km) apart; transfers are not provided by Amtrak. Taxis are available. SHADING KEY See page 1 for Route Map and Symbols. Thruway and connecting services Carry-On Pet Program A small cat or dog in a pet carrier may be carried aboard most Amtrak trains. Reservations are required, and some restrictions apply. Visit Amtrak.com/pets for details. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
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