Category Archives: Trains and Train rides

“All Aboard” at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum (Greeley, Colorado)

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Who could imagine that one man’s hand-built HO scale model railroad would evolve–over a period of five-and-a-half years and with more than 30,000 hours of volunteer labor—into what the editor of Model Railroader magazine calls “the finest model railroad I’ve … Continue reading

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Ride the Rails to the Grand Canyon

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Most visitors to Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona) arrive by private automobile.  Convenient, perhaps, until it comes to finding a place to park.  During peak travel times, parking at the Canyon ranges from minimal to non-existent. To avoid this headache, … Continue reading

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Why you should visit Tavares, Florida in June 2018

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I received an email today from Warner Brothers – I’m on their mailing list because I’m a movie-lover – telling me of the Wizard of Oz train ride that is happening from June 8 through June 24,2018. I decided to … Continue reading

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The Cheyenne Depot and the Depot Museum, Pt 2

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Street Address: 121 West 15th St In part one of this article on the Historic Cheyenne Depot, I covered where to park, and the Cheyenne Depot and the Cheyenne Depot Plaza. If you are coming to this article from a … Continue reading

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