Big Train Tours: Denver Yards Workhorse
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a standard gauge locomotive built in 1920 for the Union Pacific Railroad. After spending its final 20-plus years operating in Wyoming, this railroad workhorse was...
The Lives & Times of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg
Welcome back! We are excited to share this excellent video created by the Center for Railroad Photography and Art for the dual exhibits (Beebe & Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy and Romance Along the Rails: the Phenomenon of Beebe & Clegg) displayed...
Trivia Tuesday: Golden Spike Edition!
It’s #TriviaTuesday and this week our questions is: what was engraved on the top of the ceremonial, 17.6 karat Golden Spike that was driven into the track on May 10th, 1869? Why the focus on the Golden Spike? The Museum will be hosting the 43′ tall Golden...
