D&RGW PA1 6011 arriving at Salida, Colorado on August 25, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This is Train #1, The Royal Gorge, arriving at Salida, Colorado, the western terminus of this train. It left Denver at 9:00 AM with cars from CB&Q's Denver Zephyr (DZ) attached to the rear. The DZ cars were cut off at Colorado Springs, and what remained as The Royal Gorge continued on to Pueblo, where this train met #2, the returning Royal Gorge. Number 2 will pick up the DZ cars left by #1 and return them to Denver. Meanwhile #1 continued on to Salida, where it layed over until the next day. |