Happy June! For this month’s posting, and in honor of our June Rails & Cocktails presentation, we decided to feature a 19th century recipe—quail toast—that, instead of being prepared “on the rails” comes from a location “off the rails,” the extravagant and...
Welcome to this #ThrowbackThursday with the Colorado Railroad Museum! For 65 years, our dedicated volunteers have been the heart and soul of preserving Colorado’s rich railroad heritage. From restoring historic locomotives to guiding tours, building exhibits and...
It’s #triviatuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: Found in Golden, Colorado in 1894, what was the first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil discovered? Don’t know the answer? Read our event description for our upcoming Dinosaur Express...
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 “Coolies” by Yin and illustrated by Chris Soentpiet. After Story...
Step into the time machine this #throwbackthursday in celebration of the Museum’s annual Colorado Crossings event which provides avid rail photographers a great opportunity to snap unique photos of historic rail equipment in operation! This collection of images...