The classic A-B-A set powers today's train, seen with an "A" on the east end as they drop back down into the gorge.

Alpenglow at Parkdale

UP1989: PRUDD at Parkdale, CO departs for Pueblo just before sunrise in the Arkansas River valley before the Royal Gorge.

728 pushing a train back into the Royal Gorge.

CRRX 3104 leads the Royal Gorge excursion train east through Parkdale, CO.

For a year-and-a-half after Union Pacific closed Colorado’s Tennessee Pass as a through route on August 23, 1997, it still operated a one-a-week local from Pueblo to Malta, near Leadville, on a ... (more)

Two rafters make their way down the Arkansas River as the Royal Gorge passenger train comes to a stop before going back to Canon City.

Three ways to see Colorado’s Royal Gorge can be seen in this view at the west end of the canyon at Parkdale on June 3, 2011. As a raft floats eastward on the Arkansas River, it passes the Canon ... (more)

While much of the famous Rio Grande Tennessee Pass line still remains in a mothball state, there are a few customers that do require trainload service to ship their product out. One such customer... (more)

A Canon City and Royal Gorge passenger train heads east at Parkdale, Colorado, on June 3, 2011. The train is piloted by unique cab car, a former Canadian National/VIA Rail steam generator rebuilt ... (more)

After completing the roughly 12 mile trip through the Royal Gorge, and a short layover at Parkdale siding, the Canon City and Royal Gorge passenger train heads east at Parkdale, Colorado, on June ... (more)