Passengers board a San Luis & Rio Grande train at Alamosa, Colo., in June 2015. Brian Schmidt CHICAGO – A U.S. District Court judge has ordered two railroads owned by Iowa Pacific Holdings to be placed into receivership. On Sept. 9, Big Shoulders Capital LLC, filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Northern Illinois […]
DURANGO, Colo. – Attorneys representing the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad have filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit that demands the railroad cover the costs of putting out a massive wildfire started by one of its trains last year. In July, federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit demanding the railroad pay $25 million […]
A 104-car BNSF tank train travels around the layout at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. This train’s prototype hauled crude oil from Canadian oil fields to Texas. […]
A 104-car BNSF tank train travels around the layout at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. This train’s prototype hauled crude oil from Canadian oil fields to Texas. […]
The Moffat Cup, long stored, is now on display at Denver’s Union Station. John Crisanti 1904 cup was a gift for building a railroad across the Rockies. John Crisanti DENVER — It was a historic day for Colorado railroad history on Friday when a giant silver cup made out of pure silver weighing 230-pounds with […]
Photographers and videographers boarded a special Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad photographer’s excursion train in Antonito, Colo., on Aug. 3. The train with 56 participants made the 64-mile trip to Chama, N.M., in a vintage consist led by Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-0 No. 315. The consist was made up of D&RG boxcars Nos. […]
A Union Pacific mixed freight train travels from Lakeside to Klamath Falls at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
A Union Pacific mixed freight train travels from Lakeside to Klamath Falls at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
Denver & Rio Grande Western K-28 class narrow gauge 2-8-2 No. 474 steams at Gunnison, Colo., in 1940. The railroad had 10 such locomotives, Nos. 470-479, built by Alco in 1923. They were retired in 1946. R.H. Kindig photo […]
In May 2019, MRVP’s Ben Lake traveled with Trains magazine editors to capture the Union Pacific Big Boy’s historic first run after years of restoration. Tag along as Ben chases No. 4014 from the UP steam shops in Cheyenne, Wyo. to Carter, Wyo. in this MR Video Plus exclusive! […]
DENVER — The Regional Transportation District’s light-rail system has experienced a dramatic drop in ridership during the first five months of 2019, and RTD officials have no immediate explanation. Ridership was down 13.7% from January through May, compared with the same period a year earlier. RTD spokeswoman Paulette Tonilas told the Denver Post that the drop […]
Former Denver & Rio Grande 4-6-0 No. 168 awaits fabrication of the stainless-steel jacket before restoration can be completed. Thomas Scalf Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec made Denver & Rio Grande No. 168’s cab. Thomas Scalf Denver & Rio Grande 1883-built Baldwin 4-6-0 No. 168 is in final stages of restoration at Cumbres & […]
