Though many Colorado mines ran dry, the rail lines that once served them are as prosperous as ever. Year-round, thousands of passengers climb aboard these historic lines that travel along sheer cliffs ...

It was never easy to build a railroad in Colorado. As the highest territory in the continental United States, Colorado was filled with an estimated 4,391 mountain peaks, deep river gorges, severe ...

The historic Georgetown Loop Railroad has many quirks to its classy passenger train experience, but the Christmas train ride brings the holiday joy of the North Pole to a tucked away Colorado mountain ...

Santa waves as the Santa Express Train locomotive pulls into the Cañon City Santa Fe Depot this month. The Royal Gorge Route Railroad’s holiday-themed locomotive will lead passengers through the ...

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Railroad announced today its legendary steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, will make two whistle-stops in Greeley, Colorado, this summer as part of a ...

"Following a successful debut in 2024, the Highline Express returns this summer with an expanded schedule, offering a shorter, scenic roundtrip and the railroad's only evening excursion. Meanwhile, ...

Union Pacific’s (UP) Big Boy 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will make two whistle-stops in Greeley, Colo., this summer as part of a limited summer excursion. Big Boy will be ...