CO RR tour, June 3-7, 2019
| June 11, 2019 12:05PM |
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I was on a Colorado trains tour from a Seattle tour operator last week. Ironically, I was the only dedicated railfan in the entire group, the rest (mostly retirees) apparently were just looking for something different to do that week.
Anyway, we did 4 train rides.
First was at Royal Gorge. No F units running, sadly, but it was a neat experience as we got dome car seats.
I got to ride behind my old friend 488 again at C&TS, then the Silverton for the fist time (everyone else went to dinner the night before, I hung around the station at Durango until they buttoned up for the night), behind 476.
Behind 111 at Georgetown Loop, then I ducked out of the final day in Denver to hit the CO RR museum at Golden and then Caboose hobbies. I took the goose tour and even got a ride up front with the crew!
Anyway, it was a great but very hectic week.
-Lee
Flickr photo set of my On30 layout
Anyway, we did 4 train rides.
First was at Royal Gorge. No F units running, sadly, but it was a neat experience as we got dome car seats.
I got to ride behind my old friend 488 again at C&TS, then the Silverton for the fist time (everyone else went to dinner the night before, I hung around the station at Durango until they buttoned up for the night), behind 476.
Behind 111 at Georgetown Loop, then I ducked out of the final day in Denver to hit the CO RR museum at Golden and then Caboose hobbies. I took the goose tour and even got a ride up front with the crew!
Anyway, it was a great but very hectic week.
-Lee
Flickr photo set of my On30 layout
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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