Archive for January, 2022
January TECO Show CoS
by admin on Jan.29, 2022, under Colorado
Here are a few pics from the January TECO Model Train Show that Matteo and I attended at the Colorado Springs Events Center.
Pikes Peak Cog Railway
by admin on Jan.03, 2022, under Colorado
We took our California visitors over New Year’s weekend to the top of Pikes Peak via the BROADMOOR Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway. First time on the total rebuild of the system. Took several years and about $100 million. As it turned out, we road on one of the cars that remains in the stable from pre-rebuild days. All the photos start here.
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All Aboard!
The rails of a railroad track are kept shiny on the top by the regular passage of trains. Thus, "To Shiny Rails" is the battle cry of my personal effort to keep railroading activities of all kinds available to as many people as possible. It's tantamount to exclaiming "Keep those trains a rollin'!". And with any luck at all, I'll personally be on as many of those trains as possible! To shiny rails, Jamie
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