Model railroads are not featured here often for the simple reason that they're an imitation of the prototype, a re-creation that has lic...

One area of lasting interest by railfans and historians in Colorado is Alpine Tunnel. Built by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railro...

The illustrious David P. Morgan, longtime editor of Trains Magazine wrote towards the end of his time in 1982 about what constitutes a Class...

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

Every once in a while, an e-mail from the contact form catches my eye, like this one: Dear Colorado Railroads, Wasn't there a line ru...

We might live in an era when Christmas cards are waning in popularity, a bother when so many of us are already over-committed in December. Y...

Photo of the Day: Mike Danneman It is 1984, and the Climax local has just returned to the two-mile high city of Leadville under threat o...

For more than 140 years, the at-first narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and its standard gauge successors have maintained a loco...

You never know where you're going to run into a railroad. On the west side of Boreas Pass, not far from the roadbed of the Denver, South...

Heritage fleets just keep on getting bigger. This year, BNSF has finally gotten with the program and produced a half-hearted "heritage ...

Over a century ago, the tale of Denver, South Park & Pacific engineer William Westall was a popular story and eventually people retold o...

When I was a teen, climbing 14ers was a scary but fun summer pastime. By scary, I mean that I can't recall an ascent where my life wasn&...

The last remnant of the Denver, South Park and Pacific being operated today is the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad . From 1899, ...

It's always a good sign when your friendly neighborhood railroad, usually BNSF or Union Pacific west of Chicago, starts adding capacity ...

I just got done reading Boho in the 'Burbs: Train Yard Volunteering . See what it's like to volunteer at the Colorado Railroad Museu...

An off-road vehicle is often your best choice for exploring the sites of Colorado's extensive railroad history. It therefore follows tha...

In 1988, Colorado & Southern #71, a 2-8-o narrow gauge steam locomotive, operated for a time in Central City. The following video shows ...

A railroad question made it into the Colorado Day quiz offered by the Denver Post . Spoiler warning : Stop reading unless you want some se...

A vintage railcar from railroading's early days in the west discovered in 1991 is finally getting the attention she deserves. The railca...