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CONNOISSEUR TOURS

Durango & Silverton Railroad

The Best of Colorado: Mountains,

Trains & a Touch of the Old West

Thursday 15 June to Sunday 25 June 2023

This rail holiday includes the definitive selection of the very best and most famous railroads of Colorado. Many were pioneering lines of the Old West,
now preserved as a living legend. All run through magnificent Rocky Mountain scenery.

Day 1 - Our Journey Begins railways we visit are not rail connected to each Day 3 - Lunch at the Royal Gorge
We fly from London to Denver and transfer to our other we will have an air conditioned coach at our We head south to Canon City and the Royal Gorge
centrally located hotel. disposal for the whole of the holiday. We stop first at Railroad where lunch is served onboard as we follow
Golden to visit the Colorado Railroad Museum and the raging Arkansas River upstream through the
Day 2 - The Georgetown Loop then head for Georgetown, a beautifully preserved
Denver, the “Mile High City” is situated at the point mining town, to ride the Georgetown Loop narrow gorge. This was once part of a transcontinental main
where the plains of the Mid West meet the Rocky gauge line. The high spot of the train journey is a line and, even today, our train will be hauled by one
Mountains and, within a few minutes of leaving our high curved trestle bridge. We return to Denver for of the iconic U.S. streamline diesel locos. Overnight
hotel, we are already in the wonderful scenery for overnight. stay in Colorado Springs.
which the area is renowned. Because the various

Pikes Peak Cog Railway Georgetown Loop Railroad

49 Over 45 Years of Unforgettable Rail Journeys