#TBT Rails Around The Table Mountains

#TBT Rails Around The Table Mountains

It’s #TBT and for #ThrowbackThursday this week we’re taking a look at historic Golden, CO through the photography collection of author and historian Dan Abbott! Dan’s latest book, Rails Around The Table Mountains: The Railroads of Golden, Colorado is...
#TriviaTuesday: Golden Railroads!

#TriviaTuesday: Golden Railroads!

It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, in anticipation of the release of our latest Colorado Rail Annual: Rails Around The Table Mountains, our question is, can you name one of the railroads that operated in Golden, Colorado? Don’t...
Dining on the Rails: Champagne!

Dining on the Rails: Champagne!

Happy New Year! For this month’s post, we’ve decided to feature a beverage that is perfect to ring in the New Year: champagne! Though champagne itself requires no recipe, some of the railroad commissary booklets had extensive instructions regarding how champagne...
#TBT Goose Operations In The Snow

#TBT Goose Operations In The Snow

It’s #TBT and for #ThrowbackThursday this week we’re traveling back almost a decade to January 4, 2014, through the lens of longtime Museum volunteer George Lawrence! George was on-hand to capture the Museum grounds in fresh snow as crews operated Rio...
#TriviaTuesday: Goose Passengers!

#TriviaTuesday: Goose Passengers!

It’s #TriviaTuesday and this week our questions is: How many passengers currently are able ride on each Galloping Goose Trip at the Colorado Railroad Museum? Don’t know the answer? Check the availability of upcoming rides online here (Goose rides depart...
#TriviaTuesday!

#TriviaTuesday!

It’s #TriviaTuesday and this week our questions is: In what year did railroad historian and author Dan Abbott take a job in the Coors’ engineering department? Don’t know the answer? Click Here to read the recent Iron Horse News article discussing...

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