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The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado is a non-profit that has done a superb job in preserving the romance of when trains where king. Steam and diesel locomotives vie for attention along with numerous assorted passenger cars.
Two Amtrak routes also provide spectaculars view of remote parts of Colorado. The California Zephyr, which runs from Chicago and San Francisco has six stops in Colorado between Fort Morgan, Denver and Grand Junction. And the Southwest Chief runs between Chicago and Los Angeles with stops in Colorado at Trinidad, La Junta and Lamar.