Here's a bit of trivia for you. In Colorado, two railroads circled a lake to gain altitude for their main line, one narrow gauge, the ot...

Amtrak 's "pointless arrow" in 1993 I watched the following about the 1993 Sunset Limited disaster* that killed 47 people ...

Skip Weythman  posted a quick video of a westbound UP manifest freight at East Portal. Check out the beautiful aspen gold above the tunnel e...

If you like microbrews, the Georgetown Loop Railroad is offering beertasting and brats weekends until November 4 ( view CR Events calendar )...

A lot  has happened this year and particularly this summer for Colorado's heritage railroads. Nowhere more than the San Luis Valley. ...

I have long thought about the idea of designing a logo for this site that emphasizes the state it serves. Part of the reason this blog has b...

Rio Grande Scenic Railroad is offering relief for the recently displaced Flying W Wranglers. They lost their bread-and-butter when the Flyi...

According to Trains Magazine's News Wire , BNSF is sending a "fire train" to assist with protecting sections of the Joint Lin...

The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad that runs between La Veta (near Walsenburg) and Alamosa, Colorado is offering 50% off tickets for all seats ...

Guests at the historic Cliff House in Manitou Springs were turned out of their beds in the early hours of the morning to news of evacuation ...

In July 2009, BNSF 6851 was running long hood forward in Commerce City when an ethanol truck tried to beat it through a crossing . Had it be...

In 1970, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad merged to form the Burlington Northern. The new...