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CAL Z track west of Denver blocked

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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Saturday, August 7, 2021 8:27 PM

@#&&$@ Paywalls.

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Posted by Overmod on Saturday, August 7, 2021 5:45 PM
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Posted by JC UPTON on Saturday, August 7, 2021 2:53 PM

Cal Z route between DEN & Grand Junction now open!

from the Far East of the Sunset Route

(In the shadow of the Huey P Long bridge)

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Saturday, August 7, 2021 12:51 AM

New pictures of I-70

PHOTOS: CDOT crews work to clear I-70 through Glenwood Canyon after recent mudslides – The Denver Post

Edit   Frontier airlines jumping on lack of way to get to Grand Junction.  Now why can't Amtrak do same ?  Oh wait that was a dumb question.  pleasse excuse for even asking,

I-70 shutdown prompts Frontier to add flights between Denver and Grand Junction (denverpost.com)

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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 5:14 AM

And what the Colorado Highway Department did to Castle Gate  was crminal, in my opnion. 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, August 2, 2021 4:18 PM

This is not about UP but I-70 will be closed indefinitely.  More debri still coming down on road.

I-70 in Glenwood Canyon closed for "extended" period due to mudslides (denverpost.com)

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CAL Z track west of Denver blocked
Posted by blue streak 1 on Saturday, July 31, 2021 10:22 AM

UP unable to provide pilots for wyoming detour.  Here is link to article about I-70 cars stranded.

More Than 100 People Stranded Overnight When Mudslides Close Portion of Interstate 70 in Colorado (msn.com)

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