Tag: train
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NEWS | Local Teddy Roosevelt re-enactor passes the baton
Local Teddy Roosevelt re-enactor Don Moon passed the baton to fellow Teddy Roosevelt re-enactor Kurt Skinner by re-enacting a famous photo taken on the tracks of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad at the bottom of the Royal Gorge. Moon is retiring from his role and many of his fellow re-enactors came along for the ride…
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Colorado River Towns | Cañon City
Cañon City, Colo., nestled into the foothills of the Rocky Mountains along the Arkansas River, draws in visitors to experience rafting, the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, and much more. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Car struck by train in Fountain
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A vehicle collided with a train Thursday evening after driving through a security gate blocking a railroad in Fountain. No one was injured in the crash, a trooper with the Colorado State Patrol said, but their vehicle’s engine was damaged, and the car had to…
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Car struck by train in Fountain
A vehicle collided with a train Thursday evening after driving through a security gate blocking a railroad in Fountain. No one was injured in the crash, a trooper with the Colorado State Patrol said, but their vehicle’s engine was damaged, and the car had to be towed away. The driver was given at least one…
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NEWS | Final refurbished train cars placed on Cog Railway
The final three refurbished train cars were placed onto the upgraded tracks at Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Tuesday afternoon. The project includes new track from the depot to the top of Pikes Peak, new train cars, and a refurbished depot house. The railway, which is one of only two…
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LIFE | Polar Express model train replica finds permanent home in Colorado Springs
In 2006, Travis Coleman and his father, former Palmer Lake Town Councilman Gary Coleman, began a communitywide holiday tradition. Every year around the holidays, they would set up and display a model train replica of the Polar Express in various places around Palmer Lake for the community to see. This year, the replica was donated…