Additional power on the Canon City & Royal Gorge roster.
The Royal Gorge Route! While not as lofty as the road Royal Gorge Bridge, the "hanging bridge" of the RR is perhaps more unique from an engineering perspective. When the Santa Fe buil... (more)
The Royal Gorge Route! Entering the west end of the gorge, the eastbound return trip to Canon City passes under a concrete structure that was used to direct runoff over the RR to prevent washou... (more)
The Royal Gorge Route! The eastbound return trip to Canon City passes under the Royal Gorge Bridge and is dwarfed by the canon. The bridge was built in 1929 and serves no purpose other than tha... (more)
After making a run west to Parkdale, a Royal Gorge Route Railroad passenger train makes its way back into town along the Arkansas River towards the Santa Fe Depot where its passengers will disemba... (more)
The return trip point for the Royal Gorge Railroad. Smoking GP7 2238 leads the train out of Bumback Gulch as rafters run the Arkansas River.
These units look a lot like the old Rio Grande!
The Royal Gorge train departs to the gorge at 10 AM.