Cañon City Daily Record

Can the Royal Gorge Route Railroad be taxed? Owner of train, proponents of proposed pool disagree

The owner of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad and the director of the Cañon City Recreation District disagree on whether or not ...
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This Lesser-known 26-mile Train Ride Goes Through Some of Colorado's Most Stunning Sites

The Royal Gorge Route Railroad also offers the opportunity to ride with the engineer. The Colorado Springs region is a haven for train enthusiasts. While the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog ...
Cañon City Daily RecordOpinion

Sean Rodgers: Train owner’s tax scare off the rails — 2B just makes sense

Sean Rodgers, Special to the “Cañon City is one of only a few cities along the Front Range that has predominantly maintained ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Fight over the Royal Gorge helped determine Colorado’s railroad future

The first confrontation in the Royal Gorge Railroad War occurred not in the Royal Gorge, but near the top of Raton Pass in February 1878. No shots were fired that day, but there may have been some ...
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Taking the Tracks: Sights and Sounds from the Royal Gorge Route Railroad

CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KOAA) — Since the late 1990s, the Royal Gorge Route Railroad has been showcasing one of Southern Colorado's most dazzling natural formations (the Royal Gorge) to hundreds of ...
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Royal Gorge Route Railroad's Santa Express trips start mid-November

ROYAL GORGE — Make way for a family-friendly holiday experience that's coming around the bend! It's almost time to get tickets for the Santa Express Train holiday locomotive, a festive train ride that ...