For over 25 years, I have heard rumblings of expanded passenger rail service happening for the state of Colorado in various forms. From relo...

Something that railroads do much better than roads or airways is taking many people to a common destination while letting them see the count...

Pagosa Springs in October is pretty, but can you live there? //  Milan Suvajac For over 12 years now, I have been plowing my way through Tra...

I've been watching Alec, a vlogger--I hate using that word, but it is what it is, and his channel called Technology Connections  for mor...

UPDATE: 12/9/19 via Denver Post: Any solution RTD may implement will not come until spring. Meanwhile "They want to just show up and h...

John Hill captured Union Pacific legend No. 844 as it crested the slight grade at LaSalle, Colorado, on her speedy way from Cheyenne to Denv...

It almost goes without saying. This year's Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo had a steam special run by Union Pacific. I say almost because, ...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is closing. The last line of a T.S. Eliot poem talks of the earth ending "...not...

Some trouble on July 4th kept the morning run from Antonito, CO from reaching Osier that noon for the traditional lunch stop, but that...

Last month, the Colorado State Legislature, in what could be termed a show of support for the growing interest in resuming the Ski Train, pu...

On Monday evening, Walt Loevy caught the UP-led Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey circus train on it's way north through Monument on th...

In 1978, more years lay behind the Rio Grande Zephyr in its brief existence than in front of it. A truncated version of a prestigious an...

Drew Jacksich makes his debut here with Photo of the Day. Mr. Jacksich gets around if a quick tour of his flickr site is any indication. Hi...

Amtrak killed the Ski Train in a blatant fratricide. So why is it still the subject of a Photo of the Day award, especially in a place its ...

Denver's Union Station was almost slated for a date with the wrecking ball in the early 1980s. Then, someone responded to the call and f...

Mike Armstrong is a photographer and videographer , posting on YouTube as CoasterFan2105 . His body of work has grown quite a bit. So, as a...

Union Pacific's EMD E9 #949 idles at Denver's North Yard with the Howard Fogg, a steam generator car in from Cheyenne for repair t...

Train Star: Amtrak is moving back to Union Station soon! : But not as soon as originally hoped. Friday, February 28 (time?) California Zephy...

For nearly a century, Denver's Union Station, situated at 17th and Wynkoop Streets in LoDo ( map ), served as Denver's gatew...

There have been widespread road closures due to flooding , including I-25 in both directions from Denver to the Wyoming state line . In my e...