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Rocky Mountaineer Launches Denver-Moab Excursion
by admin on Aug.19, 2021, under Uncategorized
The same Rocky Mountaineer that I took with Robob and Papa Bill many moons ago across the Canadian Rockies (pics from that 2008 trip are below and here) has launched a new excursion across the Colorado Rockies! It’s expensive ($1100 to $1650 per person one-way), but probably well worth it, like the Canadian trip. Their web page on this new trip is here.
To Shiny Rails Sponsors CCRRF
by admin on Aug.10, 2021, under Uncategorized
I’ve been quite involved with the Central Coast Railroad Festival ever since its inception in 2009, mostly as webmaster and organizer, including chairing the event this year for the second time. But this year for the first time I sponsored something – the train trip tickets for the kids’ coloring contest. And don’t forget the SLO-SB Rail Guide for that trip that I created under the auspices of the Friends of the SMVRR some years ago. I needed a logo to put on the Sponsor page, so I modified this old favorite photo:
Moffat Tunnel (west entrance)
by admin on Aug.02, 2021, under Uncategorized
We literally stumbled onto the west entrance to Moffat Tunnel during our little getaway to Winter Park, CO. Turns out, the portal is right next to the Winter Park Resort. I also got a chance to photograph the Fraser-Winter Park rail station, but alas no trains came by while there. And last, but not least, we visited the Moffat Road Railroad Museum in Granby, CO. All the pics are here.
Norgrove Railway
by admin on Jul.05, 2021, under Uncategorized
Thanks to Karl Hovanitz (Bitter Creek Western Railroad), the Foster family got a tour today of the Norgrove Railway being built just south of Arroyo Grande, CA off El Campo Road. Here’s a website address: https://norgrovetraintours.com/. They’re doing some incredible restoration activity of (very) old equipment and putting down a brand new 600mm track. They’re setting up for rides and events!
Parlor Car Chat: Speeders on the SMVRR
by admin on Mar.06, 2021, under Uncategorized
This was today’s Parlor Car Chat for the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum.
Parlor Car Chat: The Circus Train
by admin on Oct.31, 2020, under Uncategorized
This was today’s Parlor Car Chat for the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. Greatest chat on earth, really!