Customers ride the Georgetown Loop during a tour on May 24, 2022, in Georgetown. The steam locomotive #111, in front, was built in 1926 and operated on the International Railway of Central America before eventually restored to service the Georgetown Loop in 2016. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)

This railroad experience is one of those fun excursions that sometimes hide in plain sight: long a Colorado institution, easily accessible (at least when Interstate 70 is functioning), reasonably priced and just mainstream touristy enough to be overlooked by longtime residents.

It’s one of those day trips that gets you immersed in mountain scenery while soaking up a little local history and enjoying lunch and ice cream dessert in town afterward.

Along with the sights, there are the sounds (plenty of train whistles augmented by a witty but not-too-intrusive historical narration, plus a soundtrack of every old-timey train song ever recorded) and that evocative locomotive aroma.

Georgetown Loop

I-70, Georgetown, CO 80444, USA (39.717722, -105.696399)
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