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Friday, February 21, 2020

The Beginning of the End for UP 3985

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Challenger 3985 charges south with the Circus Train toward Denver September 28, 2010 Photo: John H. Hill While fans of the Union Pa...
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Wrinn: The End of the Beginning For UP 4014

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Jim Wrinn, editor of Trains Magazine , puts a bow on  the opening year of the UP Steam Big Boy era  in his blog post. Despite the pains ...
Monday, December 9, 2019

RTD Looks To Cut Services In Spring But Will Fix Come Too Late?

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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...
Thursday, October 10, 2019

POTD - Electric Wig Wag Lights A Lonely Crossing Under A Distant Moon

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Lonely Vigil You've driven hours on miles and miles of lonely two-lane highway to reach a lonely, seemingly forgotten county road cros...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

POTD - Early Fall Evening Paints The Southwest Chief With Subtle Hues

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The route presently served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief has survived the nationalization of passenger service, service cutbacks, meal cut...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Denver & Rio Grande Engine 168 Fired and Steaming Up For a Big 2020 Celebration

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For the first time since most of us were born, narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande steam engine 168 turned her wheels under steam. Trains M...
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Fall Colors Return to the Rails of Colorado

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Kids are back in school. Football is rolling into stadiums. The summer heat is fading into a warm autumn. Pretty soon, we will see the firs...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Billy Westall of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad

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A favorite story of mine, especially when it comes to narrow gauge lore, is that of Billy Westall. The Denver, South Park & Pacific, one...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

POTD - Old Bridge With a New Perspective

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Today, we are finishing our look at Timothy Tonge's work along the Joint Line between Larkspur and Palmer Lake, an examination that woul...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

POTD - A Painted Lady Came Out West

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Today being Tuesday, it's fitting to return with another Photo of the Day by Timothy Tonge. On July 23, 2019, it's not quite mid-mor...
Thursday, August 8, 2019

POTD - A Crossover Before Crossing Over Palmer Divide

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It's been quite a while since we've had a Photo of the Day, so it should be a good one! A new photographer has been making quite an ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Follow Up: Transcontinental Railroad Symposium

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As a follow up to my previous post from April 26, it's worth noting that the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden is conducting a symposi...