The legendary healing power of live performance is contrasted by the necromantic magic of taped shows, where the souls of once-live performers entertain at the whims of a remote control. Embrace the light side of performance with today's Groupon: you get two coach tickets for a scenic train ride to one of Rio Grande Scenic Railroad's Mountain Rails Live summer concert series shows. Choose from the following options:

• For $47, you get two tickets from Friday, July 8 through Sunday, July 17 (up to $96 value), departing from the Alamosa Train Depot.
• For $47, you get two tickets from Friday, July 22 through Sunday, August 14 (up to $96 value), departing from the Alamosa Train Depot..
• For $47, you get two tickets from Friday, August 19 through Sunday, September 25 (up to $96 value), departing from the Alamosa Train Depot.
• For $29, you get two tickets from Tuesday, June 28 through Sunday, July 17, excluding July 1 through July 3, (up to a $60 value), departing from La Veta.
• For $29, you get two tickets from Friday, July 22 through Sunday, August 14 (up to a $60 value), departing from La Veta.
• For $29, you get two tickets from Friday, August 19 through Sunday, September 25 (up to a $60 value), departing from La Veta.

Rio Grande Scenic Railroad's Mountain Rails Live concert series gives new meaning to the phrase "shout it from the mountaintop" by enticing eardrums with traditional country-and folk-music concerts at the height of the Rockies. Riders climb to one of America's highest-altitude passes in vintage style with Rio Grande's 100-year-old steam engine. Stopping at the Fir Station, rail-borne concertgoers listen to the soulful crooning of country singers, mountain yetis, and legendary folk artists amid the scenic Spanish Peaks. First in line is Georgia-based modern folkster John McCutcheon. Subsequent concert series hosts The Weavers tribute band Weavermania and their timeless folk classics, as well as the triplet of harmonizing men in The Rifters, noted for their varied musical backgrounds and boudoir mandolin-photo shoots.

The breathtaking vistas on the train ride to the concert site mesmerize travelers, and the Rio Grande train totes a bar and a fine American dining menu for day travelers to nosh on while reliving a piece of Colorado history.