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Touring the Rails (with Train Rides)
Saturdays and Sundays, May 11 through August 11, 2023 (excluding June 17 & 18, 2023). Included with admission: Join us at the Colorado Railroad Museum each weekend (through mid-August) for […]
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Touring the Rails (with Train Rides)
Saturdays and Sundays, May 11 through August 11, 2023 (excluding June 17 & 18, 2023). Included with admission: Join us at the Colorado Railroad Museum each weekend (through mid-August) for […]
Find out more »Golden, CO 80403 United States
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! […]
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Thrilling Thursdays (with Train Rides)
Every Thursday from May 18 – August 10, join us for Thrilling Thursday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m! Each Thursday features historic characters, demonstrations, and special guests from our […]
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Rides & Friday Tours!
Stroll the Museum’s 15-acre railyard with over 100 locomotives, passenger and freight cars, cabooses and even a G-scale garden railway. Watch as Colorado railroad history is brought back to life […]
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Dining on the Rails May 2023: Roast Spring Lamb and Mint Sauce
For the last month of spring (and what a rainy one it has been!) we thought we’d feature a good comfort food—roast spring lamb with mint sauce—and the story of the Sheep and Cattle Wars. This staple dish was offered across many railroad lines, including this Union...
Story Time & Craft: May
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 "I Dream of Trains" written by Angela Johnson and illustrated by Loren Long. After...
#TriviaTuesday
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video our question is: Where is the "Merci" Railroad Car gifted to Colorado by the French after World War II?Don't know the answer? We have included Click Here to explore an article exploring the history of...
Big Train Tours: Second Generation Pioneer
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, we’ll be taking a look at a diesel locomotive placed in service in the early 1960s, Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 3011. Intended to pull freight trains “through the Rockies, not around...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for #throwbackthursday we have some photos from longtime Museum volunteer Al Blount who was on-hand March 14, 2022 to document the move of Manitou & Pikes Peak Nos. 1 & 7 to a new location on the side of a hill! Do...
Story Time & Craft: April
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 finish reading "Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch" written by Mona Kerby with pictures by Lynne...