Royal Gorge Route Railroad |
81212 Canon City, CO, United States of America (USA) (Colorado) |
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Santa Fe Depot
Located one block south of Hwy 50 & 3rd Street |
| Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
Railway
- Bridges and Tunnels
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Opening times
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Departure Jan. 12 - May 10: daily 12:30pm; May 11 - Oct. 20: daily 9:15am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm |
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Status from 03/2019
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depending on class, Adult: Coach $49 up to Cab ride $150 Child: Coach $44 up to Vista Dome $74 |
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| Homepage | royalgorgeroute.com | ||||||||
royalgorgeroute.com 
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The Royal Gorge Route Railroad is a heritage railroad located in Cañon City, Colorado. The railroad transits the Royal Gorge on a 2-hour scenic and historic train ride along what is considered to be the most famed portion of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. The 1950s-era train departs the Santa Fe Depot in Cañon City daily. The Royal Gorge Region is located just two hours south of Denver and 45-minutes southwest of Colorado Springs. The Royal Gorge is host to a number of world-class activities and attractions, including the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, Colorado’s premier scenic train that offers the very best view of the dramatic Royal Gorge with a focus on offering not only breathtaking scenery, but has been rated as one of Colorado’s top onboard restaurants, with delicious entrees for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The region also offers the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, just 15 minutes from Canon City where the views are spectacular. |
| Description | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Passenger train service began in 1880 and continued through 1967. Rio Grande continued freight service through the gorge as part of their Tennessee Pass subdivision until 1989, when the company merged with the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Southern Pacific name took control of the gorge line. In 1996, the combined company was merged into the systems of the Union Pacific Railroad. The year after Union Pacific purchased Southern Pacific and Rio Grande, the railroad closed the Tennessee Pass line, including the gorge segment. In 1997, Union Pacific was persuaded to sell the 12 miles (19 km) of track through the Royal Gorge in an effort to preserve this scenic route. Two new corporations, the Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad (CC&RG) and Rock & Rail, Inc. (R&R), joined together to form Royal Gorge Express, LLC (RGX), to purchase the line. Passenger service on the new Royal Gorge Route Railroad began in May 1999, and are controlled by the Rock & Rail Railroad. Train movements from Pueblo CO to Canon City CO on the Tennessee Pass are controlled by the Union Pacific’s Harriman Dispatching Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Hanging Bridge A highlight of the gorge route is the 1879 hanging bridge located along the north side where the gorge narrows to 30 feet (9.1 m) and the sheer rocks walls plunge into the river. Designed by Kansas engineer C. Shallor Smith and built by Santa Fe construction engineer A.A. Robinson for $11.759, the bridge consists of a 175-foot (53 m) plate girder suspended on one side under A-frame girders that span the river and are anchored to the rock walls. Strengthened over the years, the bridge remains in service today. Royal Gorge Route Today The Royal Gorge Route Railroad operates trains year-round through the Royal Gorge from Cañon City, Colorado to the western terminus in Parkdale, Colorado. The train is a destination attraction that carries passengers under the Royal Gorge suspension bridge. |
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