The Georgetown loop was created in 1899 to help the silver mining efforts between Georgetown and Silver Plume. The railroad was abandoned in 1938, but restored in 1973 as a full-blown tourist ...

The last historic train ride on the 4.5-mile narrow gauge Georgetown Loop Railroad amid the mountains of Clear Creek County might be Oct. 3. Contract negotiations involving the state, which owns the ...

GEORGETOWN ” Opening day for the Georgetown Loop Railroad tourist season today might be the last opening day for the popular Colorado attraction. But it depends on who you talk to. Owners of the ...

I didn’t just realize this while riding the Georgetown Loop, but the hour-plus trip through the Rocky Mountains underscored everything I’ve come to love about the railroad.

GEORGETOWN, Colo. — Just 24 hours after a historic railroad train car full of passengers tipped off the tracks, the Georgetown Loop Railroad was back in service Wednesday. The railroad is inv… ...

Today, the scenic train ride takes passengers through the canyon on a leisurely four-mile trip, gaining 600 feet in elevation from Georgetown to Silver Plume.

The railroad has cut capacity while adding extra open-air cars so riders can social distance while enjoying the beautiful Rocky Mountains.

He’ll join a longstanding tradition: As part of the state-run Georgetown Loop Mining and Railroad Park, the train has run year round since 1973 when the Colorado Historical Society began restoring the ...

This overgrown section of the defunct Georgetown Railroad near Taylor’s Valley Road in Temple will eventually be part of Phase 2 of a 6.1 mile rail-to-trail project.

Passengers say a train car at the popular Georgetown Loop Railroad attraction tipped over around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Erin Doty took her parents, husband, and two kids for the ride with Santa. She ...

Georgetown Loop Railroad 395 miles from Albuquerque in Clear Creek County, Colorado “Completed in 1884, Colorado’s historic narrow-gauge Georgetown Loop now operates a mix of diesel-electric ...