Big Train Tours: Caboose 0404

Big Train Tours: Caboose 0404

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Today, we’ll be taking a look at Rio Grande Southern caboose No. 0404. Constructed in 1902, this “long caboose” was constructed as this legendary narrow-gauge railroad entered its second decade of...
2016 #TBT

2016 #TBT

It’s #ThrowbackThursday! Today we’re hopping on board the 2016 train, and looking back at the Colorado Railroad Museum a decade ago. From snow days and steampunk to steam ups, summer camps, and more, 2016 was a busy year at the Museum. While some things have stayed...
All Aboard ABC: Story Time & Craft

All Aboard ABC: Story Time & Craft

Join Colorado Railroad Museum Storyteller Extraordinaire Tessa ter Horst for Story Time as she reads some of her favorite, train-themed children’s stories online! This episode we are reading “All Aboard A B C” by Doug Magee and Robert C. Newman....
Santa and the Goodnight Train

Santa and the Goodnight Train

Join Colorado Railroad Museum Storyteller Extraordinaire Tessa ter Horst for Story Time as she reads some of her favorite, train-themed children’s stories online! This episode we are reading “Sant and the Goodnight Train” written by June Sobel,...
SPECIAL WEATHER-RELATED UPDATES: Friday 12/19/2025

SPECIAL WEATHER-RELATED UPDATES: Friday 12/19/2025

(Updated Sunday12/21/2025 at 11:45 a.m.) As of right now, THE POLAR EXPRESS™ SHOWS ARE STILL ON for TONIGHT, Sunday, December 21! The Colorado Railroad Museum has brought in generators to make sure we can run the show. In anticipation of the fact that power may...

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