It's Thanksgiving, and the traditional opening of the Christmas season. Since trains and Christmas have a special relationship that'...

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...

Union Pacific 844 and San Luis & Rio Grande 18 had an unannounced meet in Walsenburg, a town that's served as the long-time juncti...

The Union Pacific Steam program is a veritable powerhouse of corporate goodwill that any Public Relations department would love to have. A...

The answer to Tuesday's trivia question: D&RGW predecessor Denver & Salt Lake  circled  Yankee Doodle Lake  over  Rollins Pass...

Here's a bit of trivia for you. In Colorado, two railroads circled a lake to gain altitude for their main line, one narrow gauge, the ot...

Amtrak 's "pointless arrow" in 1993 I watched the following about the 1993 Sunset Limited disaster* that killed 47 people ...

Skip Weythman  posted a quick video of a westbound UP manifest freight at East Portal. Check out the beautiful aspen gold above the tunnel e...

If you like microbrews, the Georgetown Loop Railroad is offering beertasting and brats weekends until November 4 ( view CR Events calendar )...

A lot  has happened this year and particularly this summer for Colorado's heritage railroads. Nowhere more than the San Luis Valley. ...

I have long thought about the idea of designing a logo for this site that emphasizes the state it serves. Part of the reason this blog has b...

Rio Grande Scenic Railroad is offering relief for the recently displaced Flying W Wranglers. They lost their bread-and-butter when the Flyi...

According to Trains Magazine's News Wire , BNSF is sending a "fire train" to assist with protecting sections of the Joint Lin...

The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad that runs between La Veta (near Walsenburg) and Alamosa, Colorado is offering 50% off tickets for all seats ...

Guests at the historic Cliff House in Manitou Springs were turned out of their beds in the early hours of the morning to news of evacuation ...

In July 2009, BNSF 6851 was running long hood forward in Commerce City when an ethanol truck tried to beat it through a crossing . Had it be...

In 1970, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad merged to form the Burlington Northern. The new...

Burlington Northern (W) was gone only 2 years when Joe Blackwell snapped this photo of a BN triplet of SD70MACs in Executive or "Grin...

Once upon a time, not so long ago, there were four western Class I railroads. Instead of yellow or orange locomotives, there were green ones...

Sometimes, it just takes an attentive eye to catch the unusual or interesting in a photo. Blogger-photographer Mikoyan captured such a deta...