| Trains
Across Colorado
featuring Four Historic Trains |
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8
Days • 12 Meals |
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your travelers are train buffs, or just looking
to experience one of the most unique ways to see
North America, choose Mayflower Tours’ Trains
Across Colorado. Trains Across Colorado is one
of the most popular holidays in Mayflower Tours’
selection of scenic rail experiences for you train
buffs, or soon to be train buffs, to ride four
historic trains.
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Full
Steam Ahead on Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge
Railroad
See the grand landscapes of Colorado National Monument
on a ride aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow
Gauge Railroad – voted one of the Top Ten
Most Exciting Rail Journeys in the World! Wind through
the spectacular and breathtaking canyons in the
remote wilderness of the two-million acre San Juan
National Forest as you relive the sights and sounds
of yesteryear. The locomotives used today remain
100% coal-fired, steam-operated and are maintained
in their original condition. |
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Next
stop, 1880! Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Ride the original Rio Grande Line to the Rockies
aboard America’s most spectacular narrow gauge
steam railroad. Hidden away in a little-known corner
of the southern Rocky Mountains is a precious historic
artifact of the American West that time forgot.
This railroad is the finest and most spectacular
example of steam era mountain railroading in North
America. Its equipment, structures and vast landscape
exist today as if frozen in the first half of the
20th century. |
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All
Aboard the Royal Gorge Railway
Travel through historic Canon City aboard the Royal
Gorge Scenic Railway – the most scenic train
ride in North America. The breathtaking route follows
the most famous portion of the old Denver and Rio
Grande Western train line through the 1,000 foot
deep Royal Gorge, alongside the raging Arkansas
River and over the famous Hanging Bridge, which
clings precariously to the steep granite walls of
Royal Gorge. Step into one of the open-air observation
cars for the best views of the Royal Gorge on this
unforgettable journey! |
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“Ride
to the Clouds” aboard the Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery aboard the
highest cog railroad in the U.S. which stretches
nine miles long as it vertically climbs 14,110 feet
above sea level to the summit of America’s
favorite mountain – Pikes Peak. You’ll
pass cascading streams as you wind through a steep
canyon of gigantic boulders and tall pines towards
your destination well above tree line. Be sure to
watch for wildlife! |
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Among the four incredible train journeys you will
experience, you will also
discover the history, culture and stunning beauty
of Colorado.
The train is ready to leave
the station – make sure your travelers are
aboard Trains Across Colorado in 2011.
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Experience
Four scenic rail excursions
following historic routes of the Old West
- Pikes
Peak Cog Railway
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Royal Gorge Scenic Railway
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Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
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Tour Mesa Verde National Park with its amazing
cliff dwellings, home to “the Ancient
Ones”, the Anasazi Indians
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See the steep-walled red rock canyons of Colorado
National Monument
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Visit the U.S. Air Force Academy and Cadet Chapel
(when available)
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Drive through Garden of the Gods Park with its
unique red sandstone formations
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Tour the “Mile High City” of Denver
with a local guide
Click
here for complete itinerary »
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Mesa
Verde National Park |
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2011
Departure Dates
June
12
July 6, 10, 13, 31
August 7, 31
September 7, 14, 18, 21 |
From
$1,679 per person Twin
Contact
our group specialists for air rates and schedules from your
city to and from Denver. |
Block
your group space today and enjoy the nostalgia of four scenic rail
excursions with Mayflower Tours in 2011 on Trains Across Colorado.
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