Ride, Dine and Unwind Aboard the Royal Gorge Route Railroad!

Amazing and had the best host in our car - Daniel Lyons! I'd give him 5 out of 5 stars. My husband rode with the engineer and thoroughly enjoyed that.

The views were unreal and our server Sandra was very informative and nice! Worth the money for the vista View train! But all of the train cars were really cool! We saw a lot of long horned sheep as well!

Paulson and Sandra were amazing! Very attentive throughout the coach. We had the Octoberfest lunch, food was excellent!

Riding the Royal Gorge Route Railroad from the vantage point of the cab of a GM SD-40-3 locomotive is beyond comparison! The rails in front and the entire train behind snaking through the Gorge and next to the Arkansas River. Incredible up close and personal with the senior and junior engineers the entire trip. One gets to experience the nuances of operating the locomotive as well as the train in general. Captivating the entire journey from start to finish. A brief stop beneath the Royal Gorge Bridge overhead, for a quick, "I was there" photo shoot standing in front of the commanding presence of the locomotive and the shear walls of the rocky gorge on either side. As a lifelong railroad fan for over 65 years, this made the whole trip just that much more outstanding. I am sure I will return again!

The 2hour drive (only there and then back) is breathtaking. On the way back you suddenly see other rock formations. Everything seems different. I saw a stone formation on the way there (also photographed) that looked like the head of Winnie the Pooh the Bear. Have a good time. The black strip was formed at the time when 'the' comet hit and wiped out the dinosaurs.

While the train ride was enjoyable and the food was decent, I recommend you do your homework before you book. First, if you are not seated on the river side (luckily, we were) the view out your window is rock. The train does not turn around for the return; it goes back the same way, which means if you saw rock on the way out, you'll see rock on the way back. The staff were friendly, but when they talk, they don't have/use microphones, so it's very difficult to hear them. If you go out to the outdoor car (which I recommend you do), they do not have/use microphones either, so unless you stand right beside someone who is telling you what you're looking at, you're clueless.

The ride was good as was the breakfast. The views were amazing, I got a lot of great photos! The story about Teddy Roosevelt’s visit to the railroad was fascinating but contained a factual error. Our guide/docent indicated that he ended up in a wheel chair with polio in his later years. This is incorrect. It was Franklin Roosevelt who was wheelchair bound with polio, not Teddy.

Payson Pineda was a great server,he was awesome giving the history along the way as well, we highly recommand, great experience

Really cool experience, but not the best service. We sat down on the train about 20 minutes before the departure and didn't get to order drinks until 25 minutes after the train left the station. The other server on the train car was super quick and nice, but our server was not very good. But the views were amazing and the train ride itself was really cool!

Great Trip! Had a wonderful experience. Traveled with a 9 and 7-year-old, and enjoyed every minute. The kids got to experience great service.