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Highlight Walking Tour
Highlight Tour every Friday at 10:30am Special Topic Tour every Friday 1:30PM-2:30PM Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. The Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the […]
Golden, CO 80403 United States
Afternoon Highlight Walking Tour
Highlight Tour every Friday at 10:30am Special Topic Tour every Friday 1:30PM-2:30PM Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. The Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the […]
Golden, CO 80403 United States
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 […]
Golden, CO 80403 United States
Galloping Goose Rides
The Colorado Railroad Museum is excited to operate "Galloping Goose" rides the first and third Tuesday each Month, January 16-May 7, 2024 (excluding March 19) onboard Rio Grande Southern Motorcar […]
Golden, CO 80403 United States
The Storybook Tour
10am 1st Tuesday Each Month This one of a kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s rail yard inspired by some of the best of children’s literature! […]
Golden, CO 80403 United States
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New Series Premiere: History & Innovations
Join the staff of the Colorado Railroad Museum as they explore railroad related History & Innovations in this new series of short videos! For our premiere episode and in celebration of the California Zephyr's 75th Anniversary, we examine passenger sight-seeing...
#TriviaTuesday: Dome Car Inspiration
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: In what year was the "modern dome car" first conceived? Don't know the answer? Watch our Big Train Tour on the Dome Car Monument here to find out! Participants are invited to submit...
SCFD Free Day Rescheduled!
We have rescheduled the SCFD Free Admission Day originally scheduled for Thursday, March 14, 2024 to Thursday March 28, 2024 due to the severe weather expected in our area tomorrow. Museum staff members are calling ticket holders to reschedule their admission and...
Celebrating the California Zephyr and Train Rides
California Zephyr 75th: Another special offering in March will center on the beloved California Zephyr passenger train, a Colorado railroading icon that inaugurated service between Chicago and Oakland/San Francisco in March 1949—75 years ago. Featuring shiny new Vista...
#TriviaTuesday: California Zephyr Breakfast?
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is, what California Zephyr breakfast offering was described as being "but one of many wonderful ways to start a wonderful day of sightseeing!Don't know the answer? Read our latest "Dining on...
Dining on the Rails: Colorado Mountain Trout, a Martini, and a Helping of Lucius Beebe
Happy March! This month marks the 75th anniversary of the inception of the streamlined California Zephyr passenger train. To celebrate, we decided to feature recipes served onboard during this famous train’s heyday: Colorado Mountain Trout Zephyr Style, and an...