#TBT Colorado & Southern Caboose No. 1009

#TBT Colorado & Southern Caboose No. 1009

It’s #TBT and for #ThrowbackThursday today we are sharing a collection of images featuring Colorado & Southern Caboose No. 1009 captured by photographer & volunteer George Lawrence over the last 50 years at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Want to know more...
Big Train Tours: Way Car to Caboose

Big Train Tours: Way Car to Caboose

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Today, we’ll be taking a look at Colorado & Southern caboose No. 1009. This interesting, narrow gauge “way car” dates to 1882, and the early days of the legendary South Park Line’s expansion in...
#TriviaTuesday: Bob’s Review

#TriviaTuesday: Bob’s Review

It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, our question is, what was Museum founder Bob Richardson’s “one word review” of Beebe and Clegg’s Rio Grande: Main Line of the Rockies book? Don’t know the answer? Watch our...
The Lens of Extravagance

The Lens of Extravagance

Thank you for joining us for part two of our two part series on Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Last time, we watched an engaging video the Center for Railroad Photography and Art put together to chronicle the lives of this iconic couple. This time, we are going to...
Dining on the Rails: Hashed Browned Potatoes and Potato Trains

Dining on the Rails: Hashed Browned Potatoes and Potato Trains

Happy February! For this wintry month, we decided to feature a root vegetable, potatoes, and a brief history of Potato Trains in Colorado. The recipe we will discuss is Union Pacific’s Hashed Browned Potatoes. Before we dive into the history of the Potato Trains,...

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