Regular Saturday Train Rides are NOT offered in November and December; these will return beginning in mid-January 2025. Also returning in mid-January (on selected Tuesdays) will be rides aboard the Museum’s famed Galloping Goose railcar!
While Saturday train rides have ended for the season, this time of year can be especially relaxing. This fall, the Colorado Railroad Museum offers a variety of engaging experiences for visitors of all ages:
Discover Our Newest Exhibits
Explore our newest exhibit, Hidden From History: A Century of Women in Railroading, which highlights the incredible contributions of women in the railroad industry from 1870 to 1970. This captivating display explores the invaluable, and often overlooked, contributions of women in the railroad industry over the span of 100 years, showcasing their roles in a field traditionally dominated by men.
Through a rich collection of photographs, artifacts, and personal narratives, the exhibit highlights the perseverance and dedication of women who broke barriers to become telegraphers, engineers, executives, and more. Visitors will gain insight into the adversity these pioneering women faced, as well as their significant impact on the evolution of railroading as well as the pursuit of gender equality.
In addition, the Museum is proud to showcase the winners of the 2024 John Gruber Creative Photography Awards, displayed in the Depot’s Hallway Gallery. This year’s theme, “Conveyance,” inspired a collection of stunning and creative railroad photography.
Each year, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art holds a contest that attracts some of today’s finest and most creative photographers. The winning photographs are displayed at the Colorado Railroad Museum as part of our goal to showcase not only Colorado’s rich railroad history, but also the many creative people—around the world—who keep the spirit of railroading alive and well in the 21st century.
The 2024 exhibit of 16 visually engaging works (Judges Also Liked honorees are included along with the winners) is included with regular Museum admission.
Marvel at the Minis
Visitors can also marvel at the Denver HO Model Railroad Club Layout, one of the largest model railroad displays in the region. The Club’s operating layout features a full circus, a large city, mountains, trestles, tunnels, rivers, mining camps and more, all replicating the various types of Colorado mountain railroading. Visitors can insert quarters (available in the Depot Store) to make a train operate and to power the scale amusement park on the layout!
Explore the Outdoor Railyard
And of course, you can’t forget to explore our fifteen-acre outdoor railyard, where dozens of historic locomotives, passenger, and freight cars from the 1880s to the 1980s are on display. Several cars are open for you to step aboard and explore up close. Keep in mind that it’s fall in Colorado, so be sure to dress for the weather and make the most of all the Museum has to offer this season!
