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The Winter Park Express is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on winter weekends between Denver Union Station and Winter Park Resort, Colorado.The scenic 56-mile (90 km) route uses the same line as the California Zephyr, climbing 4,000 feet (1,200 m) into the Front Range and passing through 30 tunnels—including the historic 6.2-mile (10.0 km) Moffat Tunnel under the Continental Divide ...
The Royal Gorge Route Railroad operates trains year-round through the Royal Gorge from Cañon City, Colorado to the western terminus in Parkdale, Colorado. The train is a destination attraction that carries passengers under the Royal Gorge suspension bridge. [7] David Romano is the general manager. [8]
Book Cliff Railroad: Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad: 1915 1921 Midland Terminal Railway: Cripple Creek District Railway: 1897 1899 Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway: Crystal River Railroad: 1898 1941 N/A Crystal River Railway: 1892 1898 Crystal River Railroad: Crystal River and San Juan Railroad: 1906 1941 N/A
There’s something magical about riding trains and experiencing the mountains, prairies, deserts, even the big cities, from the comfort of a railcar.
For scenic gravity railroads, an early terminology, see roller coasters A scenic railroad or scenic railway is a train service operating leisure tours of sights such as mountain scenery and foliage tours.
Meanwhile, the city of Colorado Springs (which operates the Pikes Peak Highway) built a new visitor center at the summit, while the railroad built a new platform. Down in Manitou Springs, the depot received a second boarding track and platform. The line reopened on May 20, 2021. The cost has increased over the years.
Front Range Passenger Rail is a proposed intercity passenger train service along the Front Range and broader I-25 corridors in Colorado and Wyoming. Most proposals envision a route from Pueblo north to Colorado Springs, Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Extensions north to Cheyenne and south to Trinidad, Albuquerque, and even El Paso have been ...
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad; Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; Fort Collins trolley; Georgetown Loop Railroad; Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad; Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway; Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation; Platte Valley Trolley; Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Currently in receivership) Royal Gorge ...