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Polar Express in Colorado: These 4 scenic train rides will get you in the holiday spirit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the storybook adapted into a movie, kids board a train bound for the North Pole, delighting in music and hot chocolate and whimsical characters along the way. “The Polar Express” plays in our living rooms every holiday season. But the real adventure is found…
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Polar Express in Colorado: These 4 scenic train rides will get you in the holiday spirit
In the storybook adapted into a movie, kids board a train bound for the North Pole, delighting in music and hot chocolate and whimsical characters along the way. “The Polar Express” plays in our living rooms every holiday season. But the real adventure is found along some of Colorado’s historic railroads. Let the imagination run…
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One woman’s unlikely journey to powering a historic train in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jenn Jenks, one of very few female steam engineers in the U.S., works at the Georgetown Loop Railroad alongside her father, Sam McCloskey, continuing a family tradition of railroad work that dates back to her great-great-grandfather. { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “Georgetown Loop Railroad’s…
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One woman’s unlikely journey to powering a historic train in Colorado
GEORGETOWN • The train rolls into the station, and the engineer stepping out of the front cab appears fit for the history books: a man in a striped cap, checkered shirt, overalls and bandana. His shift has ended. Up steps a driver noticeably different. Taller, for one. And a woman. That’s Jenn Jenks, who is…
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Historic trains and fall colors: A match made in Colorado heaven
Come fall in Colorado, many of us drive among the golden aspen trees. Others get out to hike. And others heed a certain, loud whistle that echoes through the forests, through time, along with a certain call: “All aboard!” For their annual showcase of the season, Gazette photographers took to Colorado’s historic train tracks —…
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Historic trains and fall colors: A match made in Colorado heaven
Come fall in Colorado, many of us drive among the golden aspen trees. Others get out to hike. And others heed a certain, loud whistle that echoes through the forests, through time, along with a certain call: “All aboard!” For their annual showcase of the season, Gazette/Courier photographers took to Colorado’s historic train tracks —…