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Experience a vintage holiday train ride in Colorado’s mountains
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 town. The vintage holiday train ride out of Georgetown, about 13 miles east of Loveland Ski Area, runs from mid-November to the…
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Leaf-peeping crack down nets over $11,000 in fines on Colorado mountain pass
As leaf-peeping season in Colorado’s mountains winds down, some startling facts and figures from one town’s efforts to ease congestion along the popular roadway Guanella Pass, have emerged. Officials with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office released data regarding how many parking tickets were issued including fine totals, and how many vehicles were towed after…
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Westbound I-70 closed in the mountains
Westbound Interstate 70 was closed at Georgetown because of unsafe driving conditions Wednesday, according to the Colorado State Patrol. “Best option is to stay in Denver,” State Patrol said late in the afternoon on X, formerly known as Twitter. Eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed at the Eisenhower Tunnel because of a crash east of…
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One woman’s unlikely journey to powering a historic train in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jenn Jenks, one of very few female steam engineers in the U.S., works at the Georgetown Loop Railroad alongside her father, Sam McCloskey, continuing a family tradition of railroad work that dates back to her great-great-grandfather. { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “Georgetown Loop Railroad’s…
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One woman’s unlikely journey to powering a historic train in Colorado
GEORGETOWN • The train rolls into the station, and the engineer stepping out of the front cab appears fit for the history books: a man in a striped cap, checkered shirt, overalls and bandana. His shift has ended. Up steps a driver noticeably different. Taller, for one. And a woman. That’s Jenn Jenks, who is…
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Georgetown Loop Railroad’s Female Engineer
Jenn Jenks, one of very few female steam engineers in the U.S., works at the Georgetown Loop Railroad alongside her father, Sam McCloskey, continuing a family tradition of railroad work that dates back to her great-great-grandfather.
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Historic trains and fall colors: A match made in Colorado heaven
Come fall in Colorado, many of us drive among the golden aspen trees. Others get out to hike. And others heed a certain, loud whistle that echoes through the forests, through time, along with a certain call: “All aboard!” For their annual showcase of the season, Gazette photographers took to Colorado’s historic train tracks —…
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Historic trains and fall colors: A match made in Colorado heaven
Come fall in Colorado, many of us drive among the golden aspen trees. Others get out to hike. And others heed a certain, loud whistle that echoes through the forests, through time, along with a certain call: “All aboard!” For their annual showcase of the season, Gazette/Courier photographers took to Colorado’s historic train tracks —…
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Fall colors off the beaten path in Colorado: 6 off-highway drives
To witness some of Colorado’s best fall color displays, you have to get off the busy highways. Where the roads start to rumble, spirits come alive in vast, golden arrays. These are some of the finest off-highway destinations in the state. Alpine Loop: First, pick your base camp: Lake City, Ouray or Silverton. Then decide…
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Creekside in the mountains, an unlikely restaurant dream comes true | Craving Colorado
GEORGETOWN • For years while working at restaurants, Amanda and Ryan Cooper kept a notebook detailing dreams to open their own. “We walked around with it,” Amanda says. “We’d jot something down if we ever had a concept.” The dream of their own restaurant always felt far away. There was, first and foremost, the capital needed for…