MUSEUM news
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some awesome footage of the Museum's three operational steam locomotives in action on the Museum loop in May 2021. This footage was captured by Colorado Railroad Productions! Do you have any home movies or...
#TriviaTuesday – August 17, 2021!
It’s #TriviaTuesday with the Colorado Railroad Museum! Each week, as part of our “Still Working on the Railroad” initiative we ask a railroad themed trivia question. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or...
Big Train Tours – Observation-Lounge Navajo: Car of the Stars
Time for a new "Big Train Tour!" Each tour will focus on a different piece of historic equipment in the Colorado Railroad Museum’s collection. Our subject passenger car was built for the Santa Fe and launched the 1937 debut of the streamlined “Super Chief,” running...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some awesome footage from Museum volunteer Michael McBride of Westside Lumber Company Shay #12 operating at the Colorado Railroad Museum on October 10, 2009! Do you have any home movies or photographs that feature...
#TriviaTuesday – August 10, 2021!
It’s #TriviaTuesday with the Colorado Railroad Museum! Each week, as part of our “Still Working on the Railroad” initiative we ask a railroad themed trivia question. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or...
Small Wonders: Trains & Children’s Literature
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Curator of Education & Exhibits to explore "Small Wonders" from the Museum's collection as part of the new “Still Working On The Railroad” initiative. Each segment will focus on different items from the Colorado Railroad Museum’s...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – Day Out With Thomas 2014!
It #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some great photos from Museum Volunteer Beyer Patton. Beyer, who was once named the "volunteer of the year" had his camera on-hand to capture images at the Day Out With Thomas event in 2014! Do you have any home...
Dining on the Rails: August – Pullman “Tom Collins” Cocktail
Last month, we shared a shrimp cocktail recipe from the Milwaukee Road with you. As we journey into the last month of summer, we thought you might enjoy a cocktail of the beverage kind for this month’s posting. Today, we are exploring the history and Pullman service...
#TriviaTuesday – August 3, 2021!
It’s #TriviaTuesday with the Colorado Railroad Museum! Each week, as part of our “Still Working on the Railroad” initiative we ask a railroad themed trivia question. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – Behind-the-Scenes Footage of the Tripple Steam-Up Event May 2021!
It's #TBT and for ThrowbackThursday this week we have a Railfan treat! 4K "behind-the-scenes" footage from the Colorado Railroad Productions YouTube team! The footage features our staff & volunteer crew preparing all three of the Museum's steam locomotives for...
Story Time & Craft: The Little Engine!
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 read "The Little Train" written by Lois Lenski. After Story Time, join Colorado Railroad Museum...
#TriviaTuesday – July 27, 2021!
It’s #TriviaTuesday with the Colorado Railroad Museum! Each week, as part of our “Still Working on the Railroad” initiative we ask a railroad themed trivia question. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – D&RGW Steam Locomotive No. 491 Restored In The Roundhouse!
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some roundhouse behind-the-scenes photos from Museum volunteer & photographer George Lawrence. George was on-hand to capture a Museum crew of staff and volunteers as they began work to return D&RGW Steam...
#TriviaTuesday – July 20, 2021!
It’s #TriviaTuesday with the Colorado Railroad Museum! Each week, as part of our “Still Working on the Railroad” initiative we ask a railroad themed trivia question. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or...
Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20 To Go On Tour?
Golden, CO - Have you heard the news? Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20 will travel to Antonito, CO to take part in a special event celebrating Colorado's unique narrow gauge railroad history! Click here to visit the official ticketing page online now!
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – Colorado Central Steam Locomotive No. 40 In Action!
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some video footage from Museum volunteer Michael McBride. Michael was on-hand at the Museum February 16, 2013 and captured rare footage of Colorado Central Steam Locomotive No. 40 operating on the Museum's loop...
#TriviaTuesday – July 13, 2021!
It’s #TriviaTuesday with the Colorado Railroad Museum! Each week, as part of our “Still Working on the Railroad” initiative we ask a railroad themed trivia question. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or...
Dining on the Rails: July – Shrimp Cocktail!
Happy July and Happy Summer! Here in Colorado, the temperature has been in the 80s and 90s, so it’s no time to turn on the oven. For this month’s posting, we are again going to a nice cool dish for hot summer evenings: shrimp cocktail. Shrimp cocktail appears on...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – Photos of Rio Grande Southern No. 20!
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some behind-the-scenes images of Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20 as the engine was in Strasburg, PA undergoing restoration. Friend of the Museum, James Kottkamp was in the area in March 2017 and...
#TriviaTuesday – July 6, 2021!
It’s #TriviaTuesday with the Colorado Railroad Museum! Each week, as part of our “Still Working on the Railroad” initiative we ask a railroad themed trivia question. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or...
