A reminder of the old Moffat Road, Rio Grande Train 9, the Yampa Valley, climbs through the curve at Coal Creek on its way from Denver to Craig in far northwestern Colorado. On the last day of Jan... (more)

Promptly at 3:30 p.m, August 10, 1966. Union Pacific E9A 955 eases the City of Denver out of Denver Union Station to begin its 1,048-mile dash to Chicago. Waiting in the background, CB&Q’s Denve... (more)

In mid-summer, 1966, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy train number 10, the Denver Zephyr, remains the most successful passenger operation to and from Denver, beating out even Union Pacific’s feet of... (more)

On Thanksgiving morning, 1965, the Denver Zephyr hustles past Cudahy siding near the Denver stockyards, running a little late for its scheduled 8:30 a.m. arrival at Union Station. Today’s train ... (more)

The Rocky Mountain Rocket, almost exactly halfway on its 91-mile journey across the old Kansas Pacific from Denver to Limon, Colorado, passes beneath a cluster of cottonwoods, those ancient sentin... (more)

A little past 1 p.m. on a perfect May Day, 1965, the Rocky Mountain Rocket turns its back on the Rockies and heads east out of Denver behind two 2250-hp E8As. Though there are only five cars in th... (more)

When passenger E units were not available, Santa Fe ran its LaJunta to Denver train with freight F7s and a steam generator car. Weather-beaten 238 takes Train 191 out of Denver Union Depot on Aug... (more)

In no particular hurry, Santa Fe’s 81 rambles along the Joint Line north of Castle Rock with La Junta-Denver train 28. Beneath the E8 carbody is a bit of diesel history: The 81 began life in 193... (more)

Along Colorado’s front range it’s never too late in the season for a spring snowstorm. On a mid-April afternoon, 1967, Santa Fe E8M 81 leads train 28 though a thawing landscape near Larkspur o... (more)

Perhaps with the ugly-duckling on the point, Santa Fe’s Super Chief-El Capitan Train 17 climbs the Colorado side of Raton Pass near Morley on Aug. 1, 1970. GE 7902 U28CG; EMD 5944 FP45; EMD 593... (more)

Santa Fe’s Super Chief-El Capitan Train 17 west has just left La Junta, Colo. and its two FP45’s (Nos. 104, 105) have the train up to speed as it whizzes by a windmill that pumps water for a l... (more)

With two FP45’s Santa Fe’s westbound combined Super Chief-El Capitan Train 17 has just left La Junta and is rushing by the west switch at Benton, Colo. Of course a shovel was always necessary... (more)

America’s sweetheart streamliner, the D&RGW’s Rio Grande Zephyr Train 17 glides along the Colorado River near Dell on May 16, 1970 just two weeks after the advent of Amtrak when D&RGW elected... (more)

A baggage-express car, a coach and a snack-lounge behind a lone E-unit: This is all that’s left of the once-great Rocky Mountain Rocket by late September, 1966. Hard-pressed Rock Island lopped o... (more)

UP has pared its once-famous “City” passenger fleet down to a handful of trains and so March 4, 1965, finds westbound 106-112, the combined City of Portland-City of Denver, north of Brighton, ... (more)