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The Friday Tour
Highlights Tour every Friday 10:30AM-11:30AM Special Topic Tour every Friday 1:30PM-2:30PM Guided Theme Tour: $3 plus General Admission (Free for Museum Members, ages under 2). Each Friday, the Museum offers […]
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SCFD Free Admission Day
To celebrate our partnership with the SCFD (Scientific and Cultural Facilities District) the Museum is proud to offer free general admission to all visitors select Thursdays throughout the year.Thursday October 5 Catch […]
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The Friday Tour
Highlights Tour every Friday 10:30AM-11:30AM Special Topic Tour every Friday 1:30PM-2:30PM Guided Theme Tour: $3 plus General Admission (Free for Museum Members, ages under 2). Each Friday, the Museum offers […]
Find out more »Golden, CO 80403 United States
Colorado Rails & Cocktails
An Evening of Colorado History - Relax, enjoy a beverage and travel back to a time when railroads shaped the American West. Train Robberies in the Rocky Mountain West - Friday, […]
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Saturday Train Rides
The familiar whistle has always promised adventure. The gentle rock of the rails has set the rhythm of our lives. Climb aboard one of our locomotives on static display and […]
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Trivia Tuesday: Polar Express Edition
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: which real-life steam locomotive did author Chris Van Allsburg base the engine on in his classic holiday tale, "The Polar Express?"Don't miss your opportunity to ride THE POLAR...
Marvel at the Museum? #ThrowbackThursday
Hey everyone, it's #TBT, and for #ThrowbackThursday we're taking you back to October 2002 when the Colorado Railroad Museum hosted its first-ever #DayOutWithThomas event. Recently, we've digitized a special slide from that memorable day. But here's the really cool...
Story Time & Craft: Let’s Go Thomas
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Storyteller Extraordinaire Scott King for Story Time as he reads some of his favorite, train-themed children's stories online! This episode we are reading "Let's Go Thomas Point, Slide, Play" by Maggie Fischer with illustrations by Nigel...
Small Wonders: World War II Advertising and Propaganda
Traveling by train was still the primary choice for long-distance travelers during the late 1930s into the 1940s. The focus on travel started to shift as nations around the world began to increase their war preparations. Advertising took on more of a propaganda view...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for Throwback Thursday this week we have images of Thomas the Tank Engine's 2021 visit to the Museum captured by longtime volunteer George Lawrence! The event has already sold out for 2023 and continues to be one of the...
Dining on the Rails September 2023
Fred Harvey Coffee and Flank Steak For this month’s Dining on the Rails, we thought we’d feature an often overlooked meal, at least according to Lucius Beebe—breakfast. We will share the Super Chief Cook Book’s Fred Harvey Coffee, the Harvey House Cookbook’s Flank...
