825 Railroad Avenue Silver Plume, CO , 80476 Phone: 1-888-456-6777 Website The Georgetown Loop Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge United States heritage railroad located in the Rocky Mountains in Clear Creek County, adjacent to Interstate 70 in Colorado.
This tourist train runs between the communities of Georgetown and Silver Plume, a distance of 2 miles (3.2 km). The route is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and ascends an elevation of 640 feet (195.1 m) through mountainous terrain along with trestles, cuts, fills, and a grand loop.
DIRECTIONS TO SILVER PLUME DEPOT:
From I-70, take exit 226.
If you are on I-70 West, take a left at the stop sign and go under the interstate. If you are coming from I-70 East, take a right at the off ramp. The Silver Plume Depot will be on your left just past I-70.
There is another Depot in Georgetown, CO. They are both about 45 miles from Denver, There is a machine there also.
If all you want are the pennies, you can park in the small lot next to the depot for a short time with nobody hassling you. The machine is accessible at all hours.
No Admission is required to the Penny Machine. Designs are:
1) 'Georgetown Loop Railroad', Mountains,
2) 'Georgetown Loop Railroad', Front of engine on tracks,
3) 'Georgetown Loop Railroad', 'Georgetown Loop Railroad Colorado', Logo,
4) 'Colorado', name under mountains.
17Jul2022 - RAH - Successful mail off! Super friendly staff.
05/31/18: Machine working. Rolling extremely short. Only about 2/3rd of the design is rolled.
6/21/21 penny rolled short. We told the lady working there and she said she would call the company and now it is apparently out of order.
9/1/2023: This machine is now located on the train platform just through the gift shop. It is still out of order, though.
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