Big 10 curves Colorado

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About Big 10 curves Colorado

The Big Ten Curve is a marvel in mountain railroad surveying. Built in 1902 by the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad), the Big Ten is an innovative S-shaped curve that arcs along the base of the foothills where the Great Plains transition to the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. It is named for its sharp, ten-degree radius curvature.



THE CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR
Chicago Union Station *Naperville * Princeton* Galesburg * Burlington * Ottumwa * Creston * Omaha * Denver * Big 10 Curves * Denver to Moffat Tunnel * Fraser / Winter Park * Tabernash * Granby * Hot Sulphur Springs * Byers Canyon * Kremmling * Gore Canyon * State Bridge * Bond * Red Canyon * Dotsero * Glenwood Canyon * Glenwood Springs * New Castle * Rifle * Parachute * The Book Cliffs * Grand Junction * Fruita ( Guest Group ) * Mack * Ruby Canyon * Cisco * Thompson * Green River Utah * Price * Helper * Castle Gate * Soldier Summit * Provo * Salt Lake City * Elko * Reno * Truckee / Donner Pass * Emigrant Gap * Gold Run * Colfax * Auburn * Roseville * Sacramento * Davis * suisun fairfield * Suisun Bay * Martinez * Emeryville *

THE TEXAS EAGLE
Amtrak Chicago * Joliet IL * Pontiac IL * Normal IL * Lincoln IL * Springfield IL * Carlinville IL * Alton IL * St Louis MO * Poplar bluff mo * Walnut Ridge AR * Little Rock AR * Malvern AR * Arkadelphia AR * Texarcana AR * Marshall TX * Longview TX * Mineola TX * Dallas TX * Fort Worth TX * Cleburne TX * Mc Gregor TX * Temple TX * Taylor TX * Austin TX * San Marcos TX * San Antonio ** This part of the route is also followed by 'The Sunset Limited' - Between San Antonio and Los Angeles ** Del Rio * Sanderson * Alpine * El Paso * Deming * Lordsburg * Benson * Tucson * Maricopa * Yuma/ * North Palm Springs * Ontario * Pomona * Los Angeles Union Station

THE PACIFIC SURFLINER
* San Diego Amtrak * Solana Beach * Oceanside * San Clemente * San Juan Capistrano * Laguna Niguel ( Mission Veijo ) * Irvine * Santa Ana * Orange * Anaheim * Fullerton * Los Angeles Union Station * Glendale * Burbank ( Airport ) * Van Nuys * Chatsworth * Simi Valley * Moorpark * Camarillo * Oxnard * Ventura * Carpinteria * Santa Barbara * Goleta * Surf * Guadalupe ( Santa Maria ) * Santa Maria * Grover * San Luis Obispo

THE EMPIRE BUILDER
When the train gets to Spokane Washington it splits and part of the train goes to Portland Oregon and the other part to Seattle .. The Stations with a * next to them are the Portland route stops.....
Chicago Union Station - Glenview illinois - Milwaukee WI - Columbus WI
Portage WI - Wisconsin Dells WI - Tomah WI - LaCrosse WI -
Winona Mn - Red Wing Mn - Minneapolis St Paul Mn - St Cloud MN - Staples MN - Detroit lakes MN - Fargo ND - Grand Forks ND - Devils lake ND - Rugby ND - Minot ND Stanley ND - Williston ND - Wolf Point MT - Glasgow MT - Malta MT - Havre MT - Shelby MT - Cut Bank MT - Browning MT - East glacier Park MT - Essex MT - West Glacier MT - Whitefish MT - Libby MT - Sandpoint Idaho - Spokane WA - ....This is where the train splits ..........*Pasco WA.. - *Wishram WA - *White Salmon WA - *Vancouver WA - *Portland Oregon - ...................Ephrata Wa - Wenatchee Wa - Leavenworth WA -Everett WA - Edmonds WA - Seattle WA

THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF
Chicago Union Station * Naperville * Mendota * Princeton * Galesburg * Fort Madison * La Plata * Kansas_city * Lawrence *Topeka * Newton * Hutchinson * Dodge City * Garden City * Lamar * La Junta * Trinidad * Raton * Las Vegas * Lamy * Albuquerque * Gallup * Winslow * Flagstaff * Williams Junction * Kingman * Needles * Barstow * Victorville * San Bernadino * Riverside * Fullerton * Los Angeles Union station

THE COAST STARLIGHT
Los Angeles * Van Nuys Ca. * Simi Valley Ca. * Oxnard Ca * Santa Barbara Ca. * San Louis Obispo Ca. * Paso Robles Ca. * Salinas Ca. * San Jose Ca. * Oakland ( Jack London Square ) Ca. * Emeryville Ca. * Martinez Ca. * Davis Ca. * Sacramento Ca. * Chico Ca. * Redding Ca. * Dunsmuir Or. * Klamath falls Or. * Chemult Or. * Eugene Springfield Or. * Albany Or. * Salem Or. * Portland Or. * Vancouver Wa * Kelso Longview Wa. * Centralia Wa * Olympia - Lacey Wa * Tacoma Wa. * Seattle Wa. *

THE SUNSET LIMITED
New_Orleans * Schriever * New_Iberia * Lafayette * Lake_Charles * Beaumont * Houston * San Antonio ** Part of this route is also followed by 'The Texas Eagle' - Between San Antonio and Los Angeles ** Del Rio * Sanderson * Alpine * El Paso * Deming * Lordsburg * Benson * Tucson * Maricopa * Yuma * North Palm Springs * Ontario * Pomona * Los Angeles Union Station

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans * Hammond LA * McComb MS * Brookhaven MS * Hazlehurst MS * Jackson MS * Yazoo City * Greenwood MS * Memphis TN * Newbern-Dyersburg TN * Fulton KY * Carbondale IL * Centralia IL * Effingham IL * Mattoon IL * Champaign-Urbana IL * Kankakee IL * Homewood IL * Chicago

The following Galleries follow the route taken By the California Zephyr Between Chicago And San Francisco
Chicago Union Station * The California Zephyr in Illinois * The California Zephyr in Iowa * The California Zephyr in Nebraska * The California Zephyr in Colorado Part 1 * California Zephyr in Colorado Part 2 * California Zephyr in Colorado Part 3 * The California Zephyr in Utah * California Zephyr in Nevada * California Zephyr in California Part 1 * California Zephyr in California Part 2 *

These Galleries also follow the California Zephyr Route There a a few Gaps that in time will be Filled in Denver Colorado * Big 10 Curves * Fraser / Winter Park * Tabernash * Granby Colorado * Hot Sulphur Springs *
Byers canyon * Kremmling * State Bridge & Bond * Glenwood Canyon * Glenwood Springs * Rifle * Palisade Colorado National Monument * Grand junction * Fruita * Mack * Ruby Canyon * Cisco - Utah * Thompson * Green River Utah * Price * Helper * Soldier Summit * Provo * Salt Lake City * Salt Lake City Historical * Great Salt Lake * Bonneville Salt Flats * Elko * Winnemucca * Reno *
I hope you have found these galleries helpful and interesting Please feel free to write to my flickrmail with ideas - Criticism ,( if you spot any mistakes ) or if you are from one of the area's featured and would like to be an Admin in a group.... Steve..