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Train #101, City of San Francisco; 14 cars, 75 MPH. Photographed: near Cheyenne, Wyo., May 30, 1939.

Amtrak's 50th and the Longevity of Passenger Trains

The Yampa Valley, the Little Train that Couldn’t

Roundhouse. Photographed: Como, Colo., March 25, 1951.

Como Railroad Roundhouse

Denver's 1970s Flirtation with Personal Rapid Transit

Bird's eye view of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison or Montrose County), Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, a railroad bridge, and the Gunnison River.

The First Railroad From Denver To Salt Lake City

Bob Richardson and Carl Helfin wear fake moustaches and pose in front of a "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" sign on a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad coal tender car in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows locomotive number "346" and a caboose that reads: "Mount Blanca and Western" and "Thru the Chico." Snow is on the ground near the train.

Weird Photo Wednesday, December 24th, 2014

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The Summer Bride, 1914

Photo Archive Friday

Life on Colorado Rails: The American Passenger Car Era, 1930 to 1970

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