Brian Metzler, in a special to the Rocky Mountain News , covers several former rail routes within an easy drive from Denver and the Front Ra...

A San Luis & Rio Grande train was slammed into by a tractor-trailer rig in Blanca, Colorado on Wednesday, July 26th at about 4:30 in th...

According to Trains Unlimited Tours and the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, historic domeliners once used on the California Zephyr will once ...

It's been a few weeks since the unveiling of the Rio Grande Heritage unit by the Union Pacific. Three Rio Grande railfans have posted ex...

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On one hand, one has to wonder about the wisdom of broadcasting something like this on FoxNews.com . On the other hand, hazardous chemicals ...

The rise in rail traffic over the past few years has been blowing out all the stops. Freight traffic is booming. Western railroads like BNSF...

Tracking ghost railroads in Colorado is a great pastime. There's even a book about it that is probably the best source for finding them...

This is the fourth in a series of posts on the passenger train opportunities in Colorado for the summer 2006 season. Part one focused on the...

Just heard last night that the Mato Vega fire is 85% contained, which means the direct threat to the SL&RG La Veta Pass line is negligab...

An update from Friday : The Mato Vega wildfire on the north side of La Veta Pass has charred an estimated 13,153 acres. Crews are working to...

I just found an interesting article from some college students from Arkansas taking a journey across the American Southwest. They took a ri...