SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Transit Authority is considering an expansion of its TRAX light-rail system to Lehi, Utah, roughly 12 miles south of the current end of the system in Draper — a project that could cost $1.2 billion or more, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The concept is a change from repeated […]
The 2018 Cheyenne Frontier Days Train accelerates out of Greeley, Colo., in July. Trains: Jim Wrinn DENVER — The last annual steam-powered mainline excursion train in the U.S. is no more. On Monday, the Denver Post said the train Denver-Cheyenne, Wyo., train has come to the end of the line. “While we have enjoyed our […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, master modeler Gregg Condon hosts a tour of his Rio Grande Southern Lizard Head Division HOn3 scale layout. You’ll see expansive scenery, detailed structures, and clever operating tips and techniques in use on this impressive narrow gauge […]
In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, master modeler Gregg Condon hosts a tour of his Rio Grande Southern Lizard Head Division HOn3 scale layout. You’ll see expansive scenery, detailed structures, and clever operating tips and techniques in use on this impressive narrow gauge model railroad. […]
Denver RTD and its operating partner have been replacing a part in the underbody of its Hyundai Rotem commuter cars after finding a crack on one car last spring. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — Denver’s Regional Transportation District has been replacing a piece of the undercarriage of its commuter rail cars after finding a 2-inch […]
Part of the problem with crossing gates on Denver’s A Line commuter service is that tall buildings interfere with GPS signals, the RTD says in a report. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — Tall buildings are part of the reason for Denver RTD’s ongoing grade-crossing problems on two commuter rail lines, the transit agency told federal […]
Denver A-Line commuter trains meet at the Peoria station in October 2018. Denver’s Regional Transportation District has met a Federal Railroad Administration deadline to file a plan for fixing the line’s troublesome crossing gates. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — Denver’s Regional Transportation District has met a deadline to submit a plan to the Federal Railroad […]
An RTD A Line train from the Denver Airport decends the bridge across Interstate 70 and Airport Boulevard on its way to downtown. The A Line faces the threat of closure by the Federal Railroad Adminstration because of ongoing crossing-gate issues. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — Denver’s troubled A Line commuter rail service to Denver […]
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe 87-car crude oil train operates over the Oregon, California, and Eastern during the November 2018 Extreme Trains event at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe 87-car crude oil train operates over the Oregon, California, and Eastern during the November 2018 Extreme Trains event at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
Swiss-built diesel-powered rack rail cars pause at the top of Colorado’s Pike’s Peak during a Trains Magazine tour of Colorado in June 2015. Trains: Steve Sweeney MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. — One of the highest rack railroads in the world will re-open in 2021, say Colorado media outlets. Denver’s Fox 31 reports that the Pikes Peak Cog […]
Watch a 283-car Union Pacific coal train climb the 2.5 percent grade to the Quartz Mountain summit. Powered by 11 locomotives — two on the head end, with five more sets distributed through the train. The train is three scale miles long (200 actual feet) and weighs 30,000 prototype tons. Engineers Luke Brendsel and Scott Warren […]
