Railyard
There’s something amazing about trains. The familiar whistle has always promised adventure. The gentle rock of the rails has set the rhythm of our lives. Experience it all again at the Colorado Railroad Museum.
Stroll the Museum’s 15-acre railyard with over 100 narrow and standard gauge steam and diesel locomotives, passenger cars, cabooses, G-scale garden railway and more. Watch as Colorado railroad history is brought back to life in our Roundhouse restoration facility with a working turntable.
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Locomotives
Locomotives pull (or sometimes even push) a train along the track.
Business and Passenger Cars
The earliest passenger cars, called coaches, carried passengers across the country on narrow velvet seats.
Snow Plows
Snow removal is a formidable challenge throughout the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
Freight Cars
Freight cars are as varied and unique as the types of equipment and goods they carry.
Water Tank
The Museum’s “No Agua” water tank has a capacity of about 10,000 gallons and is used to fill the operating steam locomotives. The name comes from a water stop on the D&RG’s Chili Line to Santa Fe, New Mexico, located near a settlement called No Agua. In appreciation of the local humor, the railroad decided to call the water stop No Agua.
Click here to watch Big Train Tours: Thirst Quencher – The Museum’s Water Tower
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Cabooses
Cabooses were used as traveling offices, bunkrooms and kitchens.
