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

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!!!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Thanks for sharing...I enjoyed this ride.

I would love to volunteer to drive this train. Spectacular views and well built bridges.

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.

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❤

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I.like this. Very nice train and journey

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.

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

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.

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

This Was A Good Miniature Railroad

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

Man only 6 years late 🙄 this would be so spectacular

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

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.

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

Love this nicely video made

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

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

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

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.

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

What a great ride👍

Waw nice view..love it👍👍

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

Very nice!

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

Rode this several years ago, nice attraction.

Koch screwed up another public attraction. Thanks bill.

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

Thanks for sharing

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

so cute train, wish I was there and enjoying journey

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.

Thanx love it!

Wow Cool!

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

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

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

wow its amazing

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

Coolest ride ever

Nice Job

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

RIP Buckskin Joe's. You are missed.

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?

Spectacular

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

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.

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

Very good

Great ride , Koch brothers ended it .

Very nyss journey

sad it is gone

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

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

beautiful

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!!

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! 🚉🚉🚉🚉

Very nice

Amazing

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

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

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

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

I would have loved to ride that!

Sure miss it was a lot of fun

Uma maravilha este train imagem espetacular

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

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

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

So badass

Awesome

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.

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