Take a ride-Royal Gorge Scenic Railway miniature train ride.

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  • Опубликовано: 13 дек 2024

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  • @smflatt
    @smflatt 2 года назад +2

    I remember a trip to Royal Gorge in 2004 that I took with my mother. It was an amazing little railroad and a beautiful tour all round. We stopped along the way to feed popcorn and peanuts to the chipmunks and squirrels. Doesn't look like they did that on this trip. The visitor's center used to make fudge, including several varieties of sugar free fudge. We brought plenty of that back home with us. Mom's been gone for a long time now but this video brought back some precious memories for me! Thanks!

  • @WildlandsFF
    @WildlandsFF Год назад +1

    After my dad retired my parents moved to there property outside of Westcliff Co. , he started working as one of the engineers on the train ride back in the mid 80's.

  • @earlpoteet272
    @earlpoteet272 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you TravellingTom for posting this video! We would go to the Royal Gorge & Buckskin Joe’s in the 60s. My favorite part of the trip, from Pueblo, was to ride this train. Since I’m the last one of my family remaining, you gave me a beautiful gift by posting this. I cannot thank you enough!

  • @mr99boxer30
    @mr99boxer30 6 лет назад +18

    What a beautiful view of the Royal Gorge and suspension bridge. The work involved constructing this railroad was immense ! Hats off to the builders ! I can't believe how many bridges they built over gullies and ravines to get the train to the edge of the Gorge ! This attraction ranks with Niagara Falls in beauty and scope ! Wonderful ! Our lost of a national treasure ! Sad.

  • @richardgerlach5156
    @richardgerlach5156 3 года назад +2

    That was unbelievably awesome for an amusement park type of train! It must have cost a small fortune to build with all that trestle work! I can’t believe anyone would “Thumbs Down” this video?! Thanks for posting!

  • @davidcann4329
    @davidcann4329 4 года назад +51

    It's a shame that this fantastic miniature railroad / railway no longer exists, what a great ride with great views, trestle bridges and a decent run. This must have been one of the most spectacular 15 inch gauge railways in the world.

  • @careyleroux3784
    @careyleroux3784 4 года назад +6

    Thank you kindly for taking us on that great ride. That would have been fun and I would have loved to try it.

  • @simardssurveillancesystems8209
    @simardssurveillancesystems8209 4 года назад +1

    Excellent Video Thanks For Sharing, That Was HORRIBLE Of Koch To Take Away Something So Nice For Families To Enjoy.

  • @marshabrown8337
    @marshabrown8337 4 года назад +1

    How wonderful. Thank you for preserving this wonderous adventure. Take care.

  • @ingevanherck4925
    @ingevanherck4925 4 года назад +1

    It is so a SHAME that this is in hand from 1 person...
    So amazing vieuws.....lot of work for creating this amazing roadtrip....all the bridge ...
    Thank you very much for sharing this❤

    • @ingevanherck4925
      @ingevanherck4925 4 года назад

      Thank for sharing this amazingbreathtaking railway trip...😍

  • @karthiksankaran9514
    @karthiksankaran9514 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing...I enjoyed this ride.

  • @esterwillis4432
    @esterwillis4432 4 года назад +2

    I remember the Royal Gorge in Colorado. We were kids when my parents drove our family to Denver Colorado. It was beautiful there and while here it was 100° it was only 75° there. There were snow caps on some of the mountains. We had fun that summer many years ago but I still remember!!!

  • @chrishinnant3924
    @chrishinnant3924 5 лет назад +3

    I kind of enjoy watching the miniature train videos more than the big train videos. What beautiful beautiful scenery.

  • @williamgottlieb8723
    @williamgottlieb8723 5 лет назад +32

    Simply amazing. That was the kind of miniature train ride you have in a dream.

  • @alextheluchador
    @alextheluchador 4 года назад +10

    Damn sad ending to the story, but I remember going on this train in 2002 when I was in Colorado for a week. Great memories.

  • @denisehood4376
    @denisehood4376 4 года назад +1

    I'm very impressed with video quality. Fantastic job. Train fans dreams...sorry to have missed this ride, but vid made up for that. What a great moment in history captured to keep enjoying.

  • @awood1604
    @awood1604 7 лет назад +12

    What a lovely trip and I'm so sorry to learn it's gone. At least there is this to watch and enjoy. Thank you.

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel 4 года назад +3

    Very entertaining and fun to watch. I used to ride a train like this at the Ross Park Zoo back in New York state when I was 7 1n 1977. Thanks for posting this.

  • @smileypjau
    @smileypjau 4 года назад +1

    That did turn into a pretty spectacular ride. Thanks for sharing.

  • @lostnflorida
    @lostnflorida 7 лет назад +12

    Rode this in the late 80's while home on leave from Germany. Good memories!

  • @SF-313
    @SF-313 4 года назад +1

    I.like this. Very nice train and journey

  • @jasonbabila6006
    @jasonbabila6006 4 года назад +4

    By far, this is the best miniature railroading I've seen with epic views, trestles and double track trestles.

  • @rockguitarist931
    @rockguitarist931 4 года назад +26

    Only a billionaire could think like that. I was so excited to find out about this, and shortly thereafter was very disappointed to hear why it was gone.

    • @SuperAWaC
      @SuperAWaC 3 года назад

      The owners of the thing coulda said "no", you know.

    • @rockguitarist931
      @rockguitarist931 3 года назад +1

      @@SuperAWaC Or Bill Cock could've been a decent human and left it in place for others to enjoy, instead of moving it to his private property so he can show it off to his friends as yet another trophy.

  • @RyansColoradoRailProductions
    @RyansColoradoRailProductions 6 лет назад +9

    I rode that as a kid back in ‘07 or so. Oh the memories...

  • @briancummings4128
    @briancummings4128 6 лет назад +3

    Nice Very Nice Should be more of these train rides Too many lost .

  • @Thomas1980
    @Thomas1980 4 года назад +2

    WOW!!! Excellent Rail Video! I like Railway miniature train ride

  • @SMILEVIDEOTRAINS
    @SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 6 лет назад +4

    Really brilliant video. Great to ride with you. Thank you

  • @Grandpa249
    @Grandpa249 4 года назад +5

    I first rode this railroad as a boy in 1964. Later in early 2000’s I took my kids. So sad that it won’t be there to take my grand kids.

  • @God_Bless_President_Trump
    @God_Bless_President_Trump 4 года назад +1

    What a sad train ride, this is the point you realize you're either a child or a very old person or escorting an old person. And the marvel of this thing is that the train is full of young people! What a sad scene. It made me very sad.

  • @kylejaber6407
    @kylejaber6407 2 года назад +1

    Loved to ride as kid growing up in Colorado! Sad it's gone. Loved the gunfights at Buckskin Joe. Why is all the good stuff gone?

  • @RoadCone411
    @RoadCone411 4 года назад +2

    Had this video been around a decade earlier, maybe it would have drummed up enough new interest to save this little mini railway. It certainly seemed to have a lot of charm.

  • @GlassChicken
    @GlassChicken 4 года назад +3

    I love the video. Wish the train was still around. I would love to have had a chance to ride it. :(

  • @tma4444
    @tma4444 4 года назад +2

    Somebody needs to install another one of these train rides in a scenic location such as this!

    • @MrBillCNW
      @MrBillCNW 4 года назад +2

      Or better yet open another RAILROAD of the same type in the same old location unless somebody built buildings on it by now it would be nice to go back and restore it

    • @tma4444
      @tma4444 4 года назад +1

      @@MrBillCNW Yes!

    • @MrBonger88
      @MrBonger88 4 года назад +1

      MrBillCNW the new owner is turning it into a bike/walking trail. I think there are going to be accommodations spread out throughout the property

    • @MrBillCNW
      @MrBillCNW 4 года назад

      MrBonger88 Well that’ll be a waste of property should’ve turned it back into a train ride like it was before. Sad

  • @richharvey9153
    @richharvey9153 4 года назад +2

    Wow ... certainly got your value with a ride that lasted nearly thirty minutes.

  • @mikescollectiblemadness9498
    @mikescollectiblemadness9498 5 лет назад +4

    Amazing video and amazing channel and amazing job friend 😀😎👍

  • @tereztiago9133
    @tereztiago9133 4 года назад +1

    most amazing ride ive seen i never suspected it was going to be this

  • @bindi06
    @bindi06 4 года назад +1

    Listening to the sound of the train on the tracks is therapeutic. Too bad it no longer exists. If Koch wanted tracks and a train to go around his properties, why didn't he just build them? He had enough money.

    • @bcmineresearch
      @bcmineresearch 10 месяцев назад

      Because this one was for sale and he could buy it cheaper than new?
      I'm pretty sure someone that rich knows the value of the dollar.
      Why didn't you buy it?

  • @robertwalls5794
    @robertwalls5794 4 года назад +1

    I rode this in 1976 when I was 6. Major flashback right now!

  • @AcuraLvR82
    @AcuraLvR82 4 года назад +1

    Rode this back in June of 2002 it was really nice back then. Too bad it and the old western theme town are now gone, although the daily hangin' thing at Wild Bill's was a bit dark and macabre.

  • @stevenprovost2029
    @stevenprovost2029 4 года назад +1

    I agree with David .. Its a grear trip to see the gorge .. I wish i had something like tbis in my back yard to take my friends on a train ride.

  • @Redgonetogray
    @Redgonetogray 4 года назад +4

    Mountain Park in Massachusetts use to have one of those. Great memories! No longer there sadly.😥

  • @GhostShark4449
    @GhostShark4449 4 года назад +1

    This Was A Good Miniature Railroad

  • @johnsiders7819
    @johnsiders7819 4 года назад +13

    Well the Koch took another thing from the common people I rode this back in 89 it was a nice ride .

  • @gregwarner3753
    @gregwarner3753 4 года назад +3

    I maintained and ran a miniature gague railroad built by my step father in the 1950's and 60's. It was located just west of Albany, NY. It stopped operating when alcohol destroyed him and the family. If any of you remember The Carolyn Road or know what happened to it please contact me.
    As I operated a miniature RR I have good idea of the effort needed to run this train. Just inspecting, let alone building, all the trestles, and the trackwork is tremendous.
    I read that this railroad has been sold and moved. I hope the new owners take the time and effort to keep this example of a once very popular amusement ride alive and well. I is now on my to visit list.

  • @Howrider65
    @Howrider65 4 года назад +1

    Where the tracks were are bike paths now and you can walk or ride to the lookout but no more train..

    • @travelingtom923
      @travelingtom923  4 года назад

      Are the bridges still there?

    • @Howrider65
      @Howrider65 4 года назад

      @@travelingtom923 Yup people ride bikes or walk over them but the rails are gone wood in there place..

  • @robertmcdonnold3038
    @robertmcdonnold3038 4 года назад +17

    Koch screwed up another public attraction. Thanks bill.

  • @mikekromer2669
    @mikekromer2669 4 года назад +1

    Definitely would love to ride it if it was still around a real shame indeed. At least we have a video of it lol.

  • @SenthilKumar-nh1fg
    @SenthilKumar-nh1fg 6 лет назад +10

    Beautiful..more beautiful...most beautiful train. Really it's unfortunate to know the train is no more. Thanks for uploading this.

    • @amirhussain4558
      @amirhussain4558 4 года назад

      How does that affect you ?
      You are a Tamil Indian !

    • @SenthilKumar-nh1fg
      @SenthilKumar-nh1fg 4 года назад

      @@amirhussain4558 , how do you know I'm Tamilan?

    • @amirhussain4558
      @amirhussain4558 4 года назад

      @@SenthilKumar-nh1fg By your name !

    • @SenthilKumar-nh1fg
      @SenthilKumar-nh1fg 4 года назад +1

      @@amirhussain4558 , OK. Good luck to you.

    • @amirhussain4558
      @amirhussain4558 4 года назад +1

      @@SenthilKumar-nh1fg Thanks Senthil bhai !👍

  • @paulconrad7649
    @paulconrad7649 4 года назад +1

    Coolest thing ever! Too bad it’s gone. They should’ve put a small zoo down below so you could check out some critters.

  • @NoTocayo
    @NoTocayo 4 года назад +2

    I rode the real Royal Gorge train sometime in 2018, it was beautiful.

  • @adaopereiramau4988
    @adaopereiramau4988 4 года назад +1

    Uma viagem linda num minitrem atravessando montes do Colorado, muito saudável e divertido, fiquei desapontado quando soube que tinham desistido deste meio de transporte turístico, é assim, nem tudo se pode preservar.

  • @likemeonfaceboot
    @likemeonfaceboot 4 года назад +14

    couldn't the billionaire afford to just build his own rather than taking this one ? sheesh

  • @Ali-uz8qg
    @Ali-uz8qg 6 лет назад +5

    That was fun. Sad it's no longer in service.

  • @raidermom0078
    @raidermom0078 6 лет назад +11

    Man only 6 years late 🙄 this would be so spectacular

  • @surensalgado945
    @surensalgado945 4 года назад

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Excellent. Very nice sceneries.

  • @fermincuervo8613
    @fermincuervo8613 4 года назад

    IT IS GREAT...BEAUTIFUL......FORMIDABLE.WHAT A VIEW !

  • @chicnwing4519
    @chicnwing4519 4 года назад +4

    Great ride , Koch brothers ended it .

  • @manztubez6087
    @manztubez6087 4 года назад +1

    Waw nice view..love it👍👍

  • @bobbiggley6992
    @bobbiggley6992 4 года назад +4

    Coolest ride ever

  • @tpkirkp
    @tpkirkp 4 года назад +1

    Man, that line must extend for miles. I thought it would be a short run like most. Looks like 18" gauge. Wonder if they have any steam locos.

    • @tpkirkp
      @tpkirkp 4 года назад

      Shoulda' read the descr. 15" gauge and 3 miles. Sure seemed like a longer run tho.

    • @travelingtom923
      @travelingtom923  4 года назад

      They did have a steam locomotive at one time.

  • @SuperStar-xr4lb
    @SuperStar-xr4lb 4 года назад +2

    LOVE THISS❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤JUST LEFT A WEEK IN CANON CITY WAS AT THE GORGE BUT DIDNT SEE THE TRAIN,NOW I KNOW WHY,AWFUL WHY WOULD NEW OWNER STOP THIS TRADITION? WHY MOVE TRACKS ? MEAN PERSON

    • @bcmineresearch
      @bcmineresearch 10 месяцев назад

      Did you stop to think the owner wanted to retire or something and decided to sell it?
      You could have bought it. Why didn't you?

  • @tcp3059
    @tcp3059 4 года назад +3

    RIP Buckskin Joe's. You are missed.

  • @Shawn666Hellion
    @Shawn666Hellion 5 лет назад +1

    This reminds me of the miniature railroad that they had at a deer ranch in the upper peninsula of Michigan

  • @chaosdemonwolf1
    @chaosdemonwolf1 5 лет назад +1

    It looks like a lot of blood, sweat and love went into building this back in '58. Hell I was only 3 at the time. And by the here and there double track there could've been two trains running

  • @carolhutchinson7763
    @carolhutchinson7763 4 года назад +11

    The SOB could have financially helped keep the ride and charged people to ride it, but nooo, it was me, me, me.

    • @daveogarf
      @daveogarf 4 года назад +6

      *Carol Hutchinson* - EXACTLY! Pathetic what too much money does to people!

    • @jodysmith8048
      @jodysmith8048 4 года назад +2

      @@daveogarf there have been other trains rides like this that have closed over the years for similar reasons

    • @soniadowney7427
      @soniadowney7427 4 года назад

      Where is this?

    • @carolhutchinson7763
      @carolhutchinson7763 4 года назад

      @@soniadowney7427: Colorado.

    • @soniadowney7427
      @soniadowney7427 4 года назад

      @@carolhutchinson7763 thank you!

  • @dennisfinn1471
    @dennisfinn1471 6 лет назад +8

    Good video Traveling Tom ~ wish I were there 😂 The canine passenger was cool 🐾 I'd speculate insurance issues with the whole operation were ever present 📝 Selfish arrogant billionaire disrupted a unique tourist attraction 👎Halcyon times and pleasures are rare nowadays. All aboard! 🚉🚉🚉🚉

    • @travelingtom923
      @travelingtom923  6 лет назад +4

      Thank you. Pets were welcome which is quite the rarity for train excursions. I took my mother and her dogs on the train and had a great time. Was sad to hear of this closing.

    • @bcmineresearch
      @bcmineresearch 10 месяцев назад

      If the line is being shut down, I'm sure anyone would be welcome to buy the parts.
      Why didn't you buy it?

  • @cruisevideo1
    @cruisevideo1 4 года назад

    That's great! At the beginning I thought I saw a semaphore signal but it was a tree. LOL

  • @dominoeffect7
    @dominoeffect7 4 года назад +12

    Some Millionaire took it out for his own use. This no longer exist.

    • @happycamper8895
      @happycamper8895 4 года назад +2

      Not millionaire, billionaire. The world is their playground, they can do whatever they want, we're just pawns.

  • @elleryparsons5766
    @elleryparsons5766 4 года назад

    Love those kind of train rides maybe next year or when all this virus disapears. Look Fun.

  • @elnabjelland-hughes8172
    @elnabjelland-hughes8172 4 года назад

    I would have liked to be on this train it looked like a lot of fun 👍😊💕

  • @TNRailProductions_01
    @TNRailProductions_01 5 лет назад +3

    I went on the Royal Gorge route train And somewhere through the gorge I looked up and saw a small trestle and I was wondering what that was!!! Know I know!!

  • @noodlefish8228
    @noodlefish8228 4 года назад +2

    I remember this gorge before they filled it in. Sad.

  • @merlinjust4753
    @merlinjust4753 6 лет назад

    Rode this several years ago, nice attraction.

  • @hotrod55045
    @hotrod55045 7 лет назад +24

    They sure did put a lot of work and money into those bridges.

  • @suprabhatsingh3054
    @suprabhatsingh3054 6 лет назад +3

    Love this nicely video made

  • @BuiltaOutdoors
    @BuiltaOutdoors 4 года назад +1

    Sure miss it was a lot of fun

  • @b43xoit
    @b43xoit 7 лет назад +6

    I see that some parts of the route had double track.

  • @disneymama78
    @disneymama78 4 года назад

    Wow! I haven't done that since I was a kid.

  • @almeggs3247
    @almeggs3247 4 года назад

    Nothing equals riding a mini train slow and easy close to the ground !

  • @josemarkussoares
    @josemarkussoares 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing

  • @ebuff57
    @ebuff57 4 года назад

    Cute little locomotive and train. Insanely dull train ride, if I had filmed this this video would be less than 5 minutes after editing. Too bad its all gone now.

  • @TimWhiteRailProductions
    @TimWhiteRailProductions 6 лет назад +2

    Nice Job

  • @UnknownUnknown-fn2yj
    @UnknownUnknown-fn2yj 6 лет назад

    so cute train, wish I was there and enjoying journey

  • @susie154
    @susie154 4 года назад

    What a great ride👍

  • @EKEACRES
    @EKEACRES 4 года назад

    In Western, NY in a 18th century Park called Midway Park, we have the same miniature Train.

  • @lexwalker
    @lexwalker 4 года назад

    Very nice!

  • @MrBillCNW
    @MrBillCNW 4 года назад +2

    Thank you for sharing a great video of the miniature Rail Road I wonder if it’s still open today and what is the address of this Rail road. I wonder what gauge this is

    • @travelingtom923
      @travelingtom923  4 года назад

      It is 15" gauge and unfortunately it is closed with the rails ripped up. This was located near the Royal Gorge Bridge in Canon City, Colorado.

    • @MrBillCNW
      @MrBillCNW 4 года назад

      Traveling Tom Thank you Tom for the information. I wish I could’ve been there when it was up for sale before they ripped up the rails and removed it I would love to preserved it for the Public to enjoy. I wonder if the new owner has opened it up to the public and where. Again thank you for the info Tom I greatly appreciate it. Mr. Bill CNW. From the suburbs of Chicago

    • @travelingtom923
      @travelingtom923  4 года назад

      @@MrBillCNW I recently heard that the locomotive and cars were recently sold to another miniature railway near Fort Collins, Colorado. It's a private railway but I am working on getting a tour. What happened to this railway is really a shame. It used to do really good business. Someone really should put another railway in there.

  • @luckygrewal4421
    @luckygrewal4421 4 года назад

    I wish if could ever get a chance to ride...........amazing

  • @mrbrent62
    @mrbrent62 4 года назад +1

    It's a shame because it looks like there is no way to get to that vantage point without walking. Probably not a good idea across those bridges.
    I guess the place was not making enough money. The owner probably sold the train and tracks because they had too. Most private attractions have a life cycle.. I do hate to see something like a railroad taken up... you can't easily build a new one without expense. Traveling open air at a slow speed was a great way to see the scenery.

  • @sicily6740
    @sicily6740 4 года назад

    The view of the parking lot at the beginning of the video showed there were a lot of weeds growing through the asphalt, which would indicate the miniature railway wasn't very busy. Given that there is a full-size excursion train at Royal Gorge, it's not surprising this one was sold. The only surprising thing is that Mr. William Koch didn't buy the whole thing - land and all - for himself. Hard to find views like this.

    • @travelingtom923
      @travelingtom923  4 года назад

      This was a seasonal operation and since they were closing that Summer they really didn't do anything with the grounds or up keep of the railroad.

  • @1ofhis518
    @1ofhis518 4 года назад

    As a kid I dreamed of thing's like this and had a wild imagination the sad thing is I still do I was envisioning jumping from car to car and also riding up beside it on a miniature horse and jumping on heeeh heeeh!

  • @davidsheriff8989
    @davidsheriff8989 4 года назад +1

    Spectacular

  • @gravelydon7072
    @gravelydon7072 7 лет назад +9

    While the track and train are gone, the bridges, trestles, and viewing platform are still there and visible in Google Maps.

    • @travelingtom923
      @travelingtom923  7 лет назад +4

      Yes they are and they also survived the fire a few years back.

    • @stantheman6411
      @stantheman6411 5 лет назад +2

      Where abouts can i find it on the map?

    • @sct4501
      @sct4501 4 года назад +2

      @@stantheman6411 38.470071, -105.337639

  • @FILIPFROMSALMO
    @FILIPFROMSALMO 7 лет назад +6

    sad it is gone

  • @monstertruckbirthday
    @monstertruckbirthday 6 лет назад

    Minimonstertruck likes this....and tows his own train!

  • @paulgreen9792
    @paulgreen9792 4 года назад

    Reminds me of the train ride I remember as a little boy at the old “Forest Park” amusement park somewhere in PA. Our family would visit back in the fifties. It was nothing near the scale and beauty of this ride but a very pleasant memory. I would love to take this little trip! PWG

  • @hanksundermeyer529
    @hanksundermeyer529 4 года назад +1

    It's not the first time the rich have taken from the not so rich, sadly not the last. A true humanitarian would have asked "how could I use my money to keep this treasure open to the public."

    • @bcmineresearch
      @bcmineresearch 10 месяцев назад

      It's not the first time a poor person has whined and wanted something for nothing from a rich person.

  • @shivajipungle5069
    @shivajipungle5069 4 года назад +1

    nice ....

  • @indiantrainspotter910
    @indiantrainspotter910 6 лет назад +2

    beautiful

  • @edp2260
    @edp2260 4 года назад

    I would have loved to ride that!