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Winter Holiday Trains by Georgetown Loop Railroad

27dec(dec 27)9:00 am05jan(jan 5)6:00 pmWinter Holiday Trains by Georgetown Loop Railroad

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2024-2025 HOLIDAY TRAIN TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!

BOOK NOW for Santa’s Rocky Mountain Adventure, and the evening holiday lights trains, Santa’s Lighted Forest, with even MORE lights added this season! Santa will be joining us on EVERY departure until Christmas to begin checking his list!

Reserve by the table in our cozy and classy Waldorf Presidential Club Car, Tahoe Executive Club Car, or one of our three Parlor cars; the Argentine, Silver Queen, and Clear Creek. Tables seat 2-4 guests depending on the table selected and will feature on-board snacks and beverage service, including special holiday cocktails available for purchase. Please, no outside food or beverage on the Presidential and Parlor Cars.

Or, reserve by the seat in our enclosed and heated coach cars (coach cars do not offer snacks or beverage service).

Tickets sell-out quickly so be sure to reserve yours as soon as possible! Bring the whole family for a memorable holiday outing, or purchase tickets as the perfect gift!

After Christmas, we’ll continue the fun with our Victorian Holiday Celebration after December 26. Come see Ebenezer Scrooge and learn of his visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future! Both day time and night time departures will be available, with night time departures featuring our lighted forest.

Santa’s Rocky Mountain Adventure

MAKE WONDERFUL WINTER MEMORIES AMID THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS

Day time departures feature Santa’s Rocky Mountain Adventure through December 24th. Enjoy the scenic and snowy vistas while riding through the forest and over the 95 foot tall High Bridge. Santa will be joining us on every departure before Christmas!

This train ride lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, round-trip.


Santa’s Lighted Forest

VISIT SANTA AS YOU RIDE THE RAILS THROUGH A STUNNING LIGHTED FOREST

Night time departures feature Santa’s Lighted Forest through December 24th. The station and forest alongside the tracks are decorated with more than 300,000 holiday lights. Santa will be joining us on every departure before Christmas!

This train ride lasts approximately 60 minutes, round-trip.


Victorian Holiday Celebration

DECEMBER 26 – JANUARY 1

After Christmas, come see Ebenezer Scrooge and learn of his visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future!


Holiday Lighted Forest

DECEMBER 26 – JANUARY 1

After Christmas, come see Ebenezer Scrooge and learn of his visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future! Evening departures feature our lighted forest.

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December 27 (Friday) 9:00 am - January 5 (Sunday) 6:00 pm

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Georgetown Loop Railroad

Discover the best of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains by visiting the Georgetown Loop Railroad and Mining Park for gold panning & historically immersive experiences. Located just off I-70 and only 45 miles west of Denver, the Georgetown Loop Railroad and Mining Park is one of Colorado’s most authentic living museums and historically immersive experiences. Bring your family and friends for a narrow gauge train ride, book a real silver mine tour, or learn how to pan for gold.

Marvelous Machinery: Steam-powered Giants

Steam engines were the foundation of the Industrial Revolution. For nearly 120 years, steam-powered locomotives were the backbone of commerce, hauling passengers as well as cargo throughout the United States. Today, three of these “iron horses” are preserved, maintained, and operated in Georgetown and Silver Plume, Colorado. Our engines do not burn coal for fuel but rather on recycled waste oil and corn oil. History Colorado and Historic Rail Adventures are pleased to share these train treasures with the public and welcomes your support as a rider and in their preservation efforts. 

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GEORGETOWN

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About Georgetown…

Beginning in the late 1880s, the community and the Georgetown Loop become a tourist center for those who ventured West to encounter the wild ruggedness and romance. Tourism in the West developed around railroad excursions. With seven trains a day running out of Denver at the height of its popularity, the Georgetown Loop was Colorado’s scenic “must see.” Guidebooks, pamphlets and postcards helped send the images of the steep canyons and mountain peaks accessible by train across the nation.

The former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains was established in 1859 during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush. The federally designated Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic District comprises Georgetown, the neighboring Town of Silver Plume, and the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park between the two towns. The town population was 1,088 at the U.S. Census 2000.

The town sits at an elevation of 8,530 feet (2,600 m), nestled in the mountains near the upper end of the valley of Clear Creek in the mountains west of Denver along Interstate 70. Although a small town today, the town was a historic center of the mining industry in Colorado during the late 19th century, earning the nickname the ‘Silver Queen of Colorado’. It has evolved into a lively historical summer tourist center today with many preserved structures from the heyday of the Colorado Silver Boom.
*From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Learn more about Georgetown shops and restaurants at http://www.georgetown-colorado.org

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Industrial Revolution,
iron horses,
Silver Plume,
Colorado,
steam engines

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