The town of Minturn celebrated its 120th birthday this month. Minturn was incorporated on Nov. 15, 1904, but had been in existence since 1887 when the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad reached ...
When he founded his small railroad in 1870, Gen. William Jackson Palmer didn’t plan to make it the most renowned mountain railroad in the country. He simply wanted to connect Denver with Colorado ...
My wife, Laurel, and I agreed with the railroad executive. We were comfortably ensconced in the beautifully restored Mardi Gras lounge car on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad, concert-bound from Alamosa ...
Having worked since 1967, along with many others, to preserve the Rio Grande right of way as a public asset, I was astonished to learn last week that the county commissioners of Garfield County now ...
The Rio Grande Trail is one of three U.S. rail-trail locations nominated for induction into the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Hall of Fame. Last year, the Rio Grande Trail came in second in the voting ...
The Rio Grande Trail is one of three U.S. rail-trail locations nominated for induction into the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Hall of Fame. Last year, the Rio Grande Trail came in second in the voting ...