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Originally Posted by High Plains

If your a big train buff and heading out this way look into Cheyenne, WY. The old Train Depot is open for tours and also has a museum and a nice train layout as well. While we're in North Platte this weekend I'm planning on going to the golden Spike Tower at the train yard there.

As for Pikes Peak, hopefully they get the Cog repaired, now during the busy hours you can drive part way up the highway then you have to take a shuttle the rest of the way up. there's limited parking on top now that they are building a new Summit House.

Two wonderful days for a rail fan. Rail Days in North Platte <https://www.northplatteraildays.com/schedule> and the UP steam shop in Cheyenne (it a special tour but the Big Boy is being repaired there). The best rail fan trip ever is the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic RR. Leave from Chama behind double head, coal burning, steam, Mountain Locos with three firemen in each loco shoveling a scoop of coal every 15 seconds into the fire box, up the mountain. The scenery isn't bad either. If you are lucky, the engine will jump the track and you get to see the conductor and brakeman re-rail the Mountain. <https://cumbrestoltec.com/> The folks at Sky Mountain RVP will take you to the depot and pickup on the return as part of their service. We have reservations for the last week in August for my 7th trip.