As I mentioned last week, the highlight of my recent trip to Colorado was a memorable ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. We drove from Alamosa to Antonito, making certain to be there in ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In August 1951, little John Bush was to ride the Galloping Goose, the tourist train in the San Juan Mountains that was meant to save the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. It was ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Colorado residents hankering to see the state in the days before automobiles and the Internet might find satisfaction in the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The railroad, once ...

CHAMA, New Mexico — Thick, black smoke billows from the engine, flooding the air with a pungent cloud of ash and soot. Wheels clack against rails. Cars lurch from side to side. Ahead, the coal-fired ...

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is North America’s highest and longest steam train. Fall is the most popular time to ride, with peak foliage expected from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. Few experiences ...

This week, to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Colorado’s historic Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, the rail line is hosting a gathering of 10 operating steam locomotives — the first of ...

There are hundreds of railroad museums and scenic train rides all across the United States. Many of them offer the opportunity to “step back in time” or “relive yesteryear.” But few deliver on that ...

Cumbres ANTONITO, Colo. – Four loud whistles sound from the steam locomotive as large, dark clouds of coal smoke puff into the sky. The four whistles from the train's engineer means we're five minutes ...

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad season begins July 1. (Eddie Moore/Journal) After a brief delay, it'll be full steam ahead for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad season beginning on July 1.

KUSA - It rolls through scenic country that seems right out of a Louis L'Amour western. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad opens its 2014 season in just a few weeks. Cumbres is the highest narrow ...

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad's #489 crosses Cascade Trestle. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is the nation's longest, highest and most authentic steam railroad. The nation's longest, ...