Canon City Santa Fe Depot — Local services in Cañon City

Awesome way to see Royal Gorge, however…. The actual train ride is so slow it’s almost irritating. I think they could speed it up a little and still enjoy the beauty of the canyon. Also, the train stops 3 times during the journey. Once at the river rafting campground. Again to reverse. And again while your directly under the Royal Gorge Bridge which only adds to the time spent. Drinks and food are pricey (what isn’t) but you’re kinda warned about that on the website. Service was excellent. We opted for the more expensive domed car and were disappointed that it had a hard solid ceiling; the windows only curved slightly upward and were darkly tinted. So you really couldn’t see much on the other side of the train.We were fortunate that our tickets seated us on the “river” side for a more scenic view. Assigned seating is the absolute best, cuz there’s always the tourons that have to be first in line, first to board. With these tickets your seat is reserved no matter when you board. I gave it 4 stars only because it’s such a unique thing to do in such a beautiful area of Colorado. But the 2 hours it takes to go up and back could easily be done in half the time and once you’ve done it there’s no reason to...

For those of us that grew up around trains this train station is a blast straight from the good ol days. For the kiddos, they aren't going to forget that big beautiful orange train anytime soon! The station is super well maintained and safe. Cute little store with lots of goodies to buy. It can get a little crowded when one train is waiting to board and another is deboarding but hey, it's all part of the experience 😊 you're...

Royal Gorge train ride was eventful but nothing to write home about. The guides on the open air carts were extremely knowledgeable and definitely provided a high point for the experience. Food was mediocre at best, canned chicken on nachos and lack of any flavor left more to be desired for the price. It took us nearly 30 minutes to receive our drinks. The experience looks good on Instagram but lacks the same...