Dining on the Rails July 2024: Mary Engle Pennington and Union Pacific Chicken Salad
Happy Summer! And what a hot start to the season it has been. For this month’s posting of Dining on the Rails, we are going to feature Mary Engle Pennington and railroad car refrigeration to hopefully cool things down. We will also be sharing Union Pacific’s chicken...
4th of July at the Museum!
Guests who visited the Colorado Railroad Museum on Thursday July 4th, 2024 had the opportunity to ride in passenger cars behind a diesel locomotive, watch operating model trains, operate a diesel engine simulator, spin a full-size turntable, and explore a wide range...Operating Historic Steam Locomotives to Travel across Colorado
Photo Courtesy of Durango Railroad Historical Society 2025/2026 Excursions to Celebrate State’s 150th & USA’s 250th Anniversaries GOLDEN, CO – JULY 3, 2025….With 18 operating steam locomotives and five undergoing major refurbishment, Colorado is today the...
#TriviaTuesday – June 25, 2024
It’s #triviatuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: In what year did railways start using the Telegraph for communication? Don’t know the answer? Watch our Small Wonders video on The Museum Telegraph Office to find out (Click...
