Colorado RR trip

          very NICE photos Lee !!   looks like it was a GREAT time !

That must have been one GREAT trip!!!

What a nice trip, Lee.  Thanks for posting those good photos.  

Thanks, guys. I still can't believe I got to ride four 3-foot lines in as many days (and a standard gauge one the day before that)!

I'd only been to the CO RR museum and Cumbres & Toltec before (1990s and 2012, respectively). This was my wife's idea, a present for my 50th birthday year (my birthday isn't until November, but nothing cool is happening then, so we did it in June).

The odd part was on the longer 3-footer rides, people were saying how bored they were.

Bored.

Behind steam?

How is that possible?

Fantastic!  Great gift.  My idea of railroading since the 1950's.   Have not done the Royal Gorge trip.  So many RR history sites to explore in Colorado, whether "narrow-minded", or not.  As for bored retirees, l have no interest in interests many spend hours and dollars on, preferring to create something.  Odd,   if they have no interest, as probably not a cheap trip.  Looks like they didn't get in way of good photos, though.  When l rode the C&T, there was no shortage of railfans.

Wow Lee, sure looks like a fun time! Thanks for sharing your trip with the rest of us! Must have been a blast to ride up front with the guys! I am glad you had a chance to make the trip!

I think the bored part is because the ride was too long for them. Isn’t Toltec like several hours long and Durango several hours with the layover at Silverton?

Awesome trip.  Thanks for sharing.  I think I spotted CB&Q 5631 poking it's nose out beyond the Goose.  How long is the Royal Gorge trip?