A scenic train journey through a dramatic Colorado canyon with history, wildlife views, and a peaceful pace that invites awe.

This “Polar Express”-themed experience is so popular there are additional rides this year. Your journey starts with the boarding, where a conductor leads you to your car for a reading of the Christmas ...

The historic Georgetown Loop Railroad has many quirks to its classy passenger train experience, but the Christmas train ride brings the holiday joy of the North Pole to a tucked away Colorado mountain ...

Though many Colorado mines ran dry, the rail lines that once served them are as prosperous as ever. Year-round, thousands of passengers climb aboard these historic lines that travel along sheer cliffs ...

Luxury train travel between Colorado’s Front Range and Utah’s Salt Lake Valley will have a new elevated rail-riding experience starting April 2026. The train trip known as “Rockies to the Red Rocks” ...

Colorado boasts numerous summer activities recognized in the USA TODAY 10BEST Reader’s Choice Awards. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad was voted the nation's top scenic train ride. Anyone ...

If you think Colorado’s fall colors are best experienced from a trail or a mountaintop, think again. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad offers a front-row seat to the San Juan Mountains' ...

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway traveling through Colorado in autumn. For 143 years, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has carried passengers deep into the San Juan National ...

Tamara Gane was a guest of Rocky Mountaineer, which paid for her trip. All opinions expressed below are entirely hers and were not subject to review by Rocky Mountaineer. You don’t need to lace up ...

It was never easy to build a railroad in Colorado. As the highest territory in the continental United States, Colorado was filled with an estimated 4,391 mountain peaks, deep river gorges, severe ...