It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we’re heading back the the Colorado Railroad Museum in the mid-to-late 1970s thanks to the slides of Museum volunteer George Lawrence! George was on-hand as an early crew of volunteers worked all-day to move...
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 read “Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo” by Kevin Lewis, pictures by Daniel Kirk. After...
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is – Who is the oldest (functioning) locomotive on the Island of Sodor? Don’t miss your chance to see Thomas in person at the Colorado Railroad Museum in 2022 – tickets...
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,...
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...