#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

It’s #triviatuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: Who officiated at the inaugural run of Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive No. 20 in summer 2020, following completion of the locomotive’s 14-year restoration? Don’t...
#TBT – The Museum in 1984!

#TBT – The Museum in 1984!

Step into the time machine this #throwbackthursday as we journey back 40 years to 1984 with incredible photographs by Stephen R. Peck! Stephen recently shared a treasure trove of both his, and his father’s railroad photographs and it is the perfect time for us...
Colorado Power Days

Colorado Power Days

Take a ride behind an authentic coal-burning steam locomotive! Step back to a time when internal and external combustion engines alike drove our state’s economy. Check out antique tractors, hit-and-miss engines and early diesels, and vintage autos! Enjoy great local...
Dining on the Rails: Oyster Pie and Olive Dennis

Dining on the Rails: Oyster Pie and Olive Dennis

Happy May! In preparation for an upcoming exhibit on women and railroading at the Colorado Railroad Museum, we decided to feature Baltimore & Ohio railroad engineer Olive Dennis, and oyster pie. Before we talk about Olive Dennis, let’s discuss the history of the...
Dinosaur Express Train

Dinosaur Express Train

Dinosaurs are coming back to Golden, Colorado—only this time, they are arriving on the Dinosaur Express Train! On Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, railroad tracks will meet dinosaur tracks for a day of family fun at the Colorado Railroad Museum, when the Dinosaur...
#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: Rio Grande Southern Motor No. 7 was the heaviest of the “Geese” when constructed, how much did it weigh? It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This...
Big Train Tours: Klondike Tourists

Big Train Tours: Klondike Tourists

Welcome to another “Big Train Tour” at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, we’ll be taking a look at two identical all-steel coaches, built in 1969 and 1976 respectively for Alaska’s White Pass & Yukon narrow gauge railroad. Intended to supplement...
Dome Car Monument #TBT

Dome Car Monument #TBT

Step into the time machine this #throwbackthursday as we journey back to 1985 with incredible photographs by Darrel Arndt! Witness the historic moment as the Dome Car Monument is transported to its final home at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO. Want to...
Story Time & Craft: TRAIN!

Story Time & Craft: TRAIN!

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 “TRAIN” by Elisha Cooper. After Story Time, join Colorado...
#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: In what year was the “Violets and Daisies” china pattern, which became standard on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Dining Cars (including those on the California...

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