Amtrak releases ‘Southwest Chief’ Pueblo extension report NEWSWIRE

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The Southwest Chief Commission wants to use the Pueblo Union Station, pictured here in this July 28, 2013 view. Bob Johnston PUEBLO, Colo. — An Amtrak revenue and ridership study requested by the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Southwest Chief Rail Line Economic Development, Rural Tourism, and Infrastructure Repair and Maintenance Commission Fund projects that the […]

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Trains Presents Cumbres & Toltec: A vision NEWSWIRE

Cumbres & Toltec No. 487 steam locomotive traveling through a heavily forested landscape

ANTONITO, Colo. — Coal smoke flavors the crisp morning air in Antonito, Colo., where brilliant morning sun belies the snowstorm brewing on Cumbres Pass. Barely a week remains before the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad opens its 2016 season with plenty of work left to do before Memorial Day weekend. Today two coaches, two parlor […]

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MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Brian Holtz’s HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western

Brian Holtz's HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Video Vault episode, you’ll tour Brian Holtz’s HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western with host Allen Keller. Enjoy layout scenes that depict notable railroad sites in Colorado. […]

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MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Brian Holtz’s HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western

Brian Holtz's HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Video Vault episode, you’ll tour Brian Holtz’s HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western with host Allen Keller. Enjoy layout scenes that depict notable railroad sites in Colorado. […]

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Ten years on the Tuscarora

Ten years on the Tuscarora

Name: Tuscarora Railroad Scale: 1:20.3 Era: 1910s Age: 10 years Minimum radius: 5′ Total track length: approximately 300′, double reverse loop with sidings Track material: code-250 brass (AMS w/ Sunset Valley switches) Power: Battery R/C and live steam Maximum grade: 2.5% Area: 30′ x 65′ Website: http://tuscarorarailroad.blogspot.com Download a PDF of the article here. […]

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Colorado tourist line up for sale NEWSWIRE

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The homepage for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad’s website featuring a scene with the railroad’s Silver Streak. Denver & Rio Grande Former Florida East Coast 4-6-2 No. 148 sits in a storage line, partially restored at Monte Vista, Colo., in October 2015. Jim Wrinn SOUTH FORK, COLO. — President Don Shank of the Denver […]

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Colorado’s scenic tourist lines

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Railroads included in this map: Manitou & Pike’s Peak; San Luis & Rio Grande; Denver & Rio Grande; Cumbres & Toltec Scenic; Leadville, Colorado & Southern; Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge; Royal Gorge Route This map originally appeared in the May 2013 issue of Trains Magazine. Be sure to check out our Colorado Railroads special […]

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EMD Tier 4 locomotives testing on UP lines in Colorado NEWSWIRE

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Union Pacific SD70AH No. 8948 leads EMDX SD70ACe-T4 Nos. 1502 and 1503 along with three other UP units on a test train from Denver to Tabernash, Colo., up the two-percent grade in Coal Creek Canyon on March 7. John Crisanti DENVER — New Electro-Motive Tier 4 SD70ACe-T4s are roaming the rails of Union Pacific’s Moffat […]

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Denver’s Burnham Shops closing after more than a century

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DENVER — On Feb. 14 another piece of Colorado railroad history will slip away as Union Pacific closes its Burnham Shops in Denver. Once the second largest UP shop behind Jenks Shop in North Little Rock, Ark., the loss of Burnham closes another chapter in the history of the late and much beloved Denver & […]

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