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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]
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad; Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; Fort Collins Municipal Railway; Georgetown Loop; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway; Platte Valley Trolley (Denver Tramway Heritage Society) Rio Grande Scenic Railroad; Royal Gorge Route Railroad; Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad (The South Park)
The cars were available during the summer months on both the Royal Gorge and the Black Canyon (Shavano) routes. The photo is from the Royal Gorge route and is circa 1917. The original east-west main line of the Denver & Rio Grande, constructed in the 1870s and 1880s, was built as a narrow-gauge railroad, with the rails spaced three feet apart.
The Georgetown Loop Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge United States heritage railroad located in the Rocky Mountains in Clear Creek County, adjacent to Interstate 70 in Colorado. This tourist train runs between the communities of Georgetown and Silver Plume , a distance of 2 miles (3.2 km).
The wall of Royal Gorge A view of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad A view of the Royal Gorge Bridge, from below. The path of the Arkansas River was already set when the granite uplift that would eventually form the Rocky Mountains began. About 3 million years ago, as the mountains began to rise from the surrounding plains, the Arkansas River ...
A total of 6 ex-BNSF SD70MACs have been acquired from BUGX, and 1 GP40-2 from the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, as of August 2023. On August 23, 2024, a filing with the Surface Transportation Board (Docket No. FD 36795) revealed that Colorado Pacific San Luis would be purchasing the San Luis Central Railroad , a 13-mile agricultural short line ...
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