Royal Gorge Train a Real Treat
Vintage train cars ride the rails through a deep canyon carved by the Arkansas River There’s a lot of history to the rail line through an Arkansas River canyon northwest of Cañon City. In the 1870s, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe fought a literally and figurative turf war over [...]
Tequila Train Might Expand Operating Days
Popular weekend excursion train from Guadalajara considering adding more days I rarely write news by conjecture, but I am so happy to report something upbeat from Mexico that I have to pass on news that the Tequila Express, which currently operates on weekend and which I wrote about here, might add a couple of days each [...]
Rail Transportation’s US Future
President’s proposal for rail expansion would alter US travel I love trains. When I travel abroad, it is my favorite mode of transportation., I love the energetic bustle of big-city railroad stations and the convenience of traveling from center-city to center-city, and I certainly prefer reaching small communities by train to clogging up roadways with [...]
Austin-Lehman Adventures Supports National Parks
Glacier National Park, celebrating centennial in 2010, is first beneficiary “Preserve a Park” is a new conservation and educational initiative by Austin-Lehman Adveventures, an award-winning tour opeator. It will benefit a different national park each year via financial contributions to an organization that supports that park, while featuring an educational experience for guests who book [...]
The Grinch That Stole the Ski Train
Ski Train return anticipation turns to disappointment Call U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn the Grinch who took away hopes for the imminent return of the Ski Train Denver and Winter Park. On Wednesday, His Honor declined to issue a temporary restraining order that would have forced Amtrak to operate the Rio Grande Scenic Ski Train beginning [...]
Tough Times for Travelers
What a bad week it’s been for travelers, with weather, accidents and incidents impacting holiday travel It started with the closure of the Chunnel under the English Channel and the suspension of Eurostar service. Closer to home, snowstorms across the northern tier of the United States have been gumming up travel since last weekend, especially [...]
Chunnel Shut Down; Eurostar Services Halted
London-Paris-Brussels rail connection uncoupled “Indefinitely” is a word that has been in the news lately. Tiger Woods is suspending participation on the PGA tour “indefinitely, and now the Eurostar train between London and Paris has suspended service “indefinitely” too — at least through Monday, at last report. On Friday, five trains carrying some 2,000 passengers [...]
Denver-DIA Rail Line Construction to Start in ’10
Major news for metro Denver travelers, but train linking London and Madrid will be operating first The week has been hectic, and my newspaper reading was minimal, so I missed a brief Associated Press report in Wednesday’s Denver Post indicating that “construction of a $1.3 billion train from downtown Denver to the airport is expected to begin [...]
Winter Park Ski Train Poised for Return
Train-only and train/lodging packages are options for this ski season The Rio Grande Scenic Ski Train seems “this close” to finalizing operational agreements for the 2009-10 ski season. The newest incarnation of the inconic ski train between Denver and Winter Park is ready to roll on a three-month winter timetable from December 27 and March [...]
AlaskaTransportation News
Alaska travel representatives met with travel met media & shared news Alaska is one of my favorite places. I’ve been from Southeast (Juneau, Wrangell, Petersburg, Ketchikan, Skagway, Haines, Sitka) to Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean. I’ve been there is summer (glorious weather, abundant wildflowers, sport fishing, hiking) and in winter (fabulous skiing, cross-country skiing, [...]
