/tags/romance-of-the-rails Romance of the Rails en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2018-12-20/during-the-holidays-everyone-has-a-one-track-mind-at-this-colorado-train-museum At Christmastime, Santa Claus gets all kinds of requests - from dump trucks to Barbie dolls to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.But no matter what the… Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2018-12-20/during-the-holidays-everyone-has-a-one-track-mind-at-this-colorado-train-museum Stacy Nick /arts-life/2014-07-19/waiting-for-the-union-pacific-streamliner It's an early Saturday morning and a handful of spectators are poised near a railroad crossing at 120th Ave and U.S. 85 in Henderson, Colorado. They're… Sat, 19 Jul 2014 16:16:45 GMT /arts-life/2014-07-19/waiting-for-the-union-pacific-streamliner Nathan Heffel /arts-life/2012-09-24/romance-of-the-rails-the-train-keeps-a-rollin I can't tell you how many times I've been asked, "Why did you take the train?" I guess it's a fair question. One can drive from Denver to Chicago in… Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:20:17 GMT /arts-life/2012-09-24/romance-of-the-rails-the-train-keeps-a-rollin Nathan Heffel /arts-life/2012-09-22/romance-of-the-rails-love-lost-found As my morning grogginess and grumpiness subside, I turn my attention to the Iowa countryside out my window. We pass a wind farm, with hundreds of tall… Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:07:26 GMT /arts-life/2012-09-22/romance-of-the-rails-love-lost-found Nathan Heffel /arts-life/2012-09-22/romance-of-the-rails-all-aboard-for-dreamland There's two ways to travel on the California Zephyr: in coach and in a sleeper car. The sleeper car? First class. Turn down service, a mint on the bed, a… Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:02:33 GMT /arts-life/2012-09-22/romance-of-the-rails-all-aboard-for-dreamland Nathan Heffel /arts-life/2012-09-21/romance-of-the-rails-diner-cars-drinking-companions Community seating is a unique concept in the California Zephyr dining car. You have no choice, if you're traveling alone, of who you sit with. Truly, it’s… Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:37:58 GMT /arts-life/2012-09-21/romance-of-the-rails-diner-cars-drinking-companions Nathan Heffel /arts-life/2012-09-21/romance-of-the-rails-a-ride-on-the-california-zephyr A reporter, a Harley riding gas station owner, and a university student from England meet in a train car...It sounds like the start of a joke, but this… Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:09:57 GMT /arts-life/2012-09-21/romance-of-the-rails-a-ride-on-the-california-zephyr Nathan Heffel