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Touring the Rails (with Steam Train Rides)
This is the last day regular weekend trains run on Sundays in 2022! This day, enjoy steam train rides pulled by an authentic Colorado coal-burning locomotive, plus engaging and fun […]
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Story Time & Craft
10:00AM-11:00AM The Third Tuesday Each Month Join the staff and volunteers of the Colorado Railroad Museum as they share some of their favorite children’s stories (with a decidedly railroad theme) […]
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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
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
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
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#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have more of Museum volunteer George Lawrence's slides captured in the late-1970s at the Colorado Railroad Museum! In addition to images of Denver & Rio Grande Western Locomotive No. 318 in operation, George also...
#TriviaTuesday
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is - In January of what year was the first Denver National Stock Grower's Convention held at the Union Pacific Stockyard? Don't know the answer? Click here to read our latest Dining on the...
Dining on the Rails August 2022: Barbeque
As the heat of the summer continues, we decided to feature barbeque for this month’s blog post. The Union Pacific even had their own recipe for barbeque sauce, which we share with you, below. Before we share the recipe, though, we wanted to talk about the history of...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some rare photos of Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 318 under steam and operating at the Colorado Railroad Museum in the mid-to-late 1970s captured by longtime Museum volunteer George Lawrence! Do...
#TriviaTuesday
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is - Which company built Boxcar No. 1026 before it was delivered to the Colorado & Northwestern Railroad in 1897? Don't know the answer? Click Here to watch our latest episode of Big Train...
Big Train Tours: Colorado & Northwestern Boxcar No. 1026!
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Our subject this month is a wood-bodied, narrow gauge railroad boxcar. Like many rail vehicles and especially narrow gauge ones, the car served several owners and sported at least three different...
