[Willie Green]

Colorado Train Trips and Rail Tours

Colorado is railroad heaven with trains such as the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Rio Grande Scenic Railroad, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad and The Royal Gorge Route.

[Mr. Lucky]

You’ve failed to mention that the five railroads which operate the passenger trains from “heaven” are all privately owned and not affiliated with Amtrak.

[Ditter]

Colorado trains are nice and scenic. I have taken the Silverton narrow gage with my kids and once when there was bad weather we took the train from Aspen back to Denver to catch the plane back home. But as a general mode of travel, no thanks. I'd rather take my Tahoe.

[mountainlion]

The ski train is gone. I don't think amtrack is here any more. The little trains you mention are private and are not subsidized and do make money. They are tourists traps. There is no comparison of them to passenger service as they do not really go anywhere. You forgot the Pikes peak cog railway.

A train is something that takes you for where you are not to somewhere that you will not be.

Mark Twain.