Denver's Union Station, in addition to being a haven for hipsters - with bars, restaurants, shops, and even a branch of the Tattered Cover Bookstore - is the city's transportation hub, with a bus depot underground and light rail trains above. There are also two Amtrak trains a day that stop there - one in the morning heading west from Chicago to San Francisco, and one in the evening, heading from San Francisco to Chicago. The trains are scheduled that way so that they will cross the Rocky Mountains during the daytime, so passengers can enjoy the views. Considering these trains cost more than an airplane ride that takes a fraction of the time, it makes sense to cater to the traveler who wants to smell the roses along the way. Which explains what that smell is out on the Great Plains.
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