The work became a matter of “stewardship” of what they call “the Ellis Island of the West,” where thousands of immigrants ...

Clarice Getz Clarice Getz, a long-time resident of Santa Fe, passed away on March 1st, 2025. She was proud of being born in ...

If you were traveling from somewhere like Ute Pass and were going to Denver, you would take the Midland to Colorado Springs. There you would go north on the Rio Grande. When the Midland railroad ...

This is the second of two articles on Park City’s connection to Fort Douglas. In the first installment, we discussed soldiers, stationed under Col. Patrick E. Connor, in 1868, who discovered a ...

In Florida, Brightline has proved that it can operate reliable, well-designed passenger trains that people want to ride. Can ...

Tucked just six miles west of Colorado Springs at the foot of majestic Pikes Peak, this historic hamlet has been Colorado’s worst-kept secret since tuberculosis patients started flocking here in the ...

Besides the Boulder County café, there's another Colorado connection within the movie. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Snowplow AX-044, which is featured near the end of the film, is listed on the ...

After the ICC ruled against SP-Santa Fe, the Denver & Rio Grande Western acquired SP, leaving Santa Fe on its own. Gradually the western railroad situation shook out and settled down. In June 1994 ...

Unlike most mining towns, Durango was built as a major hub for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, which transported silver and gold from the mountains. This connection made it a bustling center for ...