Though many Colorado mines ran dry, the rail lines that once served them are as prosperous as ever. Year-round, thousands of passengers climb aboard these historic lines that travel along sheer cliffs ...

The historic Georgetown Loop Railroad has many quirks to its classy passenger train experience, but the Christmas train ride brings the holiday joy of the North Pole to a tucked away Colorado mountain ...

Grab your Christmas pajamas! These scenic Colorado trains are taking riders on festive trips to the ‘North Pole,’ complete with hot cocoa, Christmas cookies, and visits with Santa. You’ll want to grab ...

It was never easy to build a railroad in Colorado. As the highest territory in the continental United States, Colorado was filled with an estimated 4,391 mountain peaks, deep river gorges, severe ...

GREELEY, Colo. — The world's largest steam engine is coming back to Colorado. Union Pacific will bring Big Boy No. 4014 to Greeley from Thursday, July 17, to Saturday, July 19, as part of a limited ...

The legendary locomotive will be accompanied by Union Pacific’s New No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Union Pacific Railroad announced today its legendary steam locomotive, ...

Where they’re going, they don’t need roads. It’s full steam ahead for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s 2025 season, with excursions running from Saturday, May 31, through Oct. 25. The Cumbres & ...

Union Pacific Railroad's iconic Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will journey between Wyoming and Colorado later this month. The limited excursion will offer rail fans ...

May 13—Where they're going, they don't need roads. It's full steam ahead for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad's 2025 season, with excursions running from Saturday, May 31, through Oct. 25. The ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The world’s largest operating 1.2 million-pound steam locomotive is coming back to Colorado. The locomotive, known as Big Boy No. 4014, is 1.2 million pounds and 132 feet long, about ...