A stretch of railroad track west of Granby that underwent emergency repairs after a weekend rock slide reopened late Monday, ending a two-day detour for Amtrak’s California Zephyr.
The detour through Wyoming rerouted the train around seven stops between Denver and Salt Lake City. Chartered buses covered the missed stops.
About 70 rail ties damaged in the slide were replaced.
The closure, which began just after midnight Sunday, is on track owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The rock slide was found when a Union Pacific train with 69 rail cars came off the track near Kremmling.
The one rail car that derailed remained upright, and there were no injuries.
The track was reopened about an hour later than planned.
The train was detoured around stops in Fraser; Granby; Glenwood Springs; Grand Junction; Green River, Utah; Helper, Utah; and Provo, Utah.
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