Royal Gorge Route Railroad, Heritage railway in Cañon City, United States.

Royal Gorge Route Railroad runs a 1950s-era domeliner train from the Santa Fe Depot in Cañon City through the Royal Gorge, a gorge over 1,000 feet deep and 6 miles long cut by the Arkansas River. The locomotive is orange and yellow with dark horizontal striping and the number 807 on its side; behind it come yellow cars with dark window bands and orange roofs, following the track beside the river.

The route came into being in 1879 when two competing railway companies fought for the right to lay their tracks through the narrow canyon. This conflict ended with a settlement that gave Denver and Rio Grande Railroad control over the route.

The train uses dining cars from the 1950s where guests are served at set tables during the journey. Many travelers choose these cars to watch the canyon through large windows while enjoying a multi-course meal.

The ride lasts about two hours and passes through both open sections with clear views of the rock walls and shaded passages close to the river. Visitors should bring layered clothing as temperature can shift depending on sun exposure and section of the journey.

One section of the track runs on a steel structure embedded directly into the smooth granite wall and extends above the rushing water. This passage came about from the need to guide the train through a particularly narrow section where there was no room for regular track at ground level.