Programs & Exhibitions

Photo: Dan Adler

You can enhance your train ride with an optional walking tour of the Lebanon Silver Mine, located at the halfway point on the railroad. The tour takes you 500 feet into a mine tunnel bored in the 1870s. Your guide will point out rich veins of silver and tell you about early-day mining. The temperature inside the mine is a constant 44 degrees Fahrenheit, so bring a jacket. The tour also includes visits to the manager’s office, the miners’ change room and the tool shed.

The optional mine tour is offered daily from May 26 to September 3, 2007 and adds another 1 hour and 15 minutes to your train trip. The price of the train trip with a mine tour is $26.75 for adults and $19.75 for children (ages 15 and under). The mine tour is not recommended for young children who cannot walk the entire distance on their own, anyone who is mobility impaired in any way, or those who might have a problem at 9,000 feet in elevation. Strollers and wheelchairs are not permitted. Mine tours are not available on the last train departure of the day.

The 2008 Season begins on May 24, 2008. Reservations can be made online beginning January 1, 2008. We look forward to seeing you! Call 1-888-4-LOOP-RR (1-888-456-6777), or click here for more information.

A video explaining the history of the Georgetown Loop plays continuously at both the Silver Plume Depot and the Devil's Gate Boarding Area.

Colorado Historical Society Members receive discounted train fares and FREE admission to the Lebanon Silver Mine! Call (303) 866-3678 for more information.