As promised, we are now going to take a slight detour from our adventures in downtown Denver to give praise to the transportation process of maneuvering around Colorado. We explained earlier on that it was our first time on an airplane together as well as our first time in Colorado together. Well, it was our first time on a transportation train of this caliber together to add to it.
Regional Transportation District, commonly known as R.T.D., was our ticket to exploring downtown Denver. Being that our guides had obligations to take care of some of the time that we were in Colorado, we needed a way to move around. Our home base was located in Thornton which was walking distance from 1 of the many train stations available so this made it a breeze for us.
R.T.D. is a well organized and established system in which we have nothing negative to say about. The train was ALWAYS on time for when it said it would be from our experience and the conductors were very friendly, helpful, and paid close attention to passengers getting on and off of the train. The fare was, if we remember correctly, $10 per day which is a fair price considering the gas it would have taken to move around in an automobile. Plus, they do run specials for different things and lots of people use this as their transportation back and forth to work as we noticed.
As we waited in Thornton to be picked up, we enjoyed views of prairie dogs popping up and down out of their burrows...something we do not see in the South unless at a zoo. Along the ride, there were several different stops before we got to downtown Denver in which we were able to have different views of the state of Colorado. The views of the mountains along the way were astonishing and if either 1 of us were illustrating artists with a sketchpad and pen, we could be selling paintings of it by now. Union Station-Denver was the end of the line for us and was so beautiful that it looked like something out of the movies. In addition, you can take the train from Union Station to Denver airport which is rather convenient if need be.
Final Thoughts: Being that we try hard to remain unbiased and as fair as possible with our reviews, rarely are we able to give an establishment or product a 100% positive review...R.T.D. will be the exception. If you are ever in a position to where you need to use public transportation in Colorado, please give R.T.D. a chance and see for yourself.
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