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Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Galloping Goose Rides

  Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select Tuesdays & Sundays mid-January thru early-May, late-August & October. Sundays (Autumn) August 17, 2025 August 24, 2025 August […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Galloping Goose

Want to learn more about the Rio Grande Southern Motorcars, also known as "Galloping Geese?" Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve more deeply into a […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Colorado Crossings

Colorado Crossings

Colorado Railroad Museum 17155 W 44th Avenue, Golden, CO, United States

Denver’s largest annual rail enthusiast event—the Colorado Railroad Museum’s Colorado Crossings steam-up weekend—returns for 2025 on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18!  This year’s theme, “Fanning the Future!” commemorates the pioneering […]

Colorado Crossings

Colorado Crossings

Colorado Railroad Museum 17155 W 44th Avenue, Golden, CO, United States

Denver’s largest annual rail enthusiast event—the Colorado Railroad Museum’s Colorado Crossings steam-up weekend—returns for 2025 on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18!  This year’s theme, “Fanning the Future!” commemorates the pioneering […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Dinosaur Express Train

Dinosaur Express Train

Colorado Railroad Museum 17155 W 44th Avenue, Golden, CO, United States

The Colorado Railroad Museum’s annual Dinosaur Express Train steam-up returns to make "tracks through pre-history in 2025!” Grounds open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities taking place between […]

Dinosaur Express Train

Dinosaur Express Train

Colorado Railroad Museum 17155 W 44th Avenue, Golden, CO, United States

The Colorado Railroad Museum’s annual Dinosaur Express Train steam-up returns to make "tracks through pre-history in 2025!” Grounds open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities taking place between […]

Storybook Tour

This one of a kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s rail yard inspired by some of the best of children’s literature! Railroad themed, of course. Titles […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Freight Trains

Want to learn more about how freight trains and how the railroad moved goods from one location to another? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Daughters of Daring: Women Railroad Heroines

Colorado Rails and CocktailsDaughters of Daring: Women Railroad Heroines On Friday, June 6, join the Museum for an Evening of Colorado History! Relax, enjoy a beverage, and travel back to […]

Volunteer Fair

JOIN THE EXCITING TEAM OF COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS BY ATTENDING A SPRING VOLUNTEER FAIR ON SATURDAY, June 7 Colorado’s largest railroad museum is looking for volunteers who are interested […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Colorado Power Days

Colorado Power Days

Colorado Railroad Museum 17155 W 44th Avenue, Golden, CO, United States

The Colorado Railroad Museum’s Colorado Power Days steam-up event returns this Father's Day weekend and invites visitors to celebrate "Colorado Railroad Heritage Week!" Grounds open from 9 a.m. to 5 […]

Colorado Power Days

Colorado Power Days

Colorado Railroad Museum 17155 W 44th Avenue, Golden, CO, United States

The Colorado Railroad Museum’s Colorado Power Days steam-up event returns this Father's Day weekend and invites visitors to celebrate "Colorado Railroad Heritage Week!" Grounds open from 9 a.m. to 5 […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Steam & Diesel Locomotives

Want to learn more about the Steam & Diesel Locomotives? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: The Caboose

Want to learn more about the Railroad Caboose Car? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history. […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Storybook Tour

This one of a kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s rail yard inspired by some of the best of children’s literature! Railroad themed, of course. Titles […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Galloping Goose

Want to learn more about the Rio Grande Southern Motorcars, also known as "Galloping Geese?" Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve more deeply into a […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Steam & Diesel Locomotives

Want to learn more about the Steam & Diesel Locomotives? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: The Caboose

Want to learn more about the Railroad Caboose Car? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history. […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Freight Trains

Want to learn more about how freight trains and how the railroad moved goods from one location to another? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Colorado Rails & Cocktails

An Evening of Colorado History – Relax, enjoy a beverage and travel back to a time when railroads shaped the American West. On Friday, August 1, historian and professor Dr. […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Storybook Tour

This one of a kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s rail yard inspired by some of the best of children’s literature! Railroad themed, of course. Titles […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Friday Tour: Steam & Diesel Locomotives

Want to learn more about the Steam & Diesel Locomotives? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Gold Rush Days

Gold Rush Days

Join the Colorado Railroad Museum for an annual "end-of-summer" steam-up event - grounds open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities taking place between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., […]

Gold Rush Days

Gold Rush Days

Join the Colorado Railroad Museum for an annual "end-of-summer" steam-up event - grounds open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities taking place between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., […]

Friday Tour: The Caboose

Want to learn more about the Railroad Caboose Car? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history. […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Volunteer Fair

JOIN THE EXCITING TEAM OF COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS BY ATTENDING A SPRING VOLUNTEER FAIR ON SATURDAY, August 16 Colorado’s largest railroad museum is looking for volunteers who are interested […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Galloping Goose Rides

  Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select Tuesdays & Sundays mid-January thru early-May, late-August & October. Sundays (Autumn) August 17, 2025 August 24, 2025 August […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Galloping Goose Rides

  Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select Tuesdays & Sundays mid-January thru early-May, late-August & October. Sundays (Autumn) August 17, 2025 August 24, 2025 August […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Train Rides

Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select dates! ! And, in response to the overwhelming popularity of our Tuesday rides, the Museum is thrilled to expand […]

Galloping Goose Rides

  Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select Tuesdays & Sundays mid-January thru early-May, late-August & October. Sundays (Autumn) August 17, 2025 August 24, 2025 August […]

Storybook Tour

This one of a kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s rail yard inspired by some of the best of children’s literature! Railroad themed, of course. Titles […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Day Out With Thomas

Day Out With Thomas

Peep! Peep! Thomas the Tank Engine is rolling into Golden, Colorado for three weekends of fun this September as the annual Day Out With Thomas event celebrates 30 years of fun-filled family […]

Day Out With Thomas

Day Out With Thomas

Peep! Peep! Thomas the Tank Engine is rolling into Golden, Colorado for three weekends of fun this September as the annual Day Out With Thomas event celebrates 30 years of fun-filled family […]

Friday Tour: Freight Trains

Want to learn more about how freight trains and how the railroad moved goods from one location to another? Visitors are invited to join our trained tour guides & delve […]

Friday Tour: Highlights

Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM (and select dates at 1:30PM), the Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections […]

Day Out With Thomas

Day Out With Thomas

Peep! Peep! Thomas the Tank Engine is rolling into Golden, Colorado for three weekends of fun this September as the annual Day Out With Thomas event celebrates 30 years of fun-filled family […]

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