What is the difference between a gondola and an excursion car?
Gondola cars were built to haul bulk commodities such as ore, rock, or coal. Excursion cars are used to carry passengers on short trips and for sightseeing. Most of the cars on the train today were built and used as gondolas and converted to excursion cars by the Colorado Historical Society. We also have boxcars on the train that have been converted to passenger use. Boxcars carried freight.
