MUSEUM news
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – Lionel Collectors Club of America Special 2010
It's # TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some "home movie" footage from Colorado Railroad Museum supporter and volunteer Michael McBride. Michael was on-hand to capture Union Pacific No. 844 pulling the Lionel Collectors Club of America Special on July...
#TriviaTuesday – May 11, 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 – Throwback Thursday May 6, 2021!
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some Behind-the-Scenes video from Museum volunteer Richard Kuberski. Rich had a camera on-hand as crews pulled up to the Museum's Water Tank for a refill before departing on a Polar Express Train Ride in 2018. Do...
#TriviaTuesday – May 4, 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: The Dome Car Monument!
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Executive Director Paul Hammond for a Virtual Tour each month (as part of the Museum’s “Still Working On The Railroad” online content initiative)! Each tour will focus on a different piece of historic equipment in the Colorado Railroad...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – K-36 Steam Locomotive No. 481 in the Durango & Silverton Rail Yard!
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we are sharing home movie footage from Colorado Railroad Museum volunteer George Lawrence. George was trackside with his camera to capture the the crew as they prepared the powerful K-36 steam locomotive, engine no. 481,...
#TriviaTuesday – April 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...
Dining on the Rails – Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ham!
As the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers”. In Colorado, that may or may not be the case, as our spring weather is so unpredictable! For this month’s posting, we are celebrating spring and all that comes with it, from flowers and baby animals to Easter and...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – Cheyenne Frontier Days Return Trip July 21, 2013!
It is #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have footage from Colorado Railroad Museum volunteer Michael McBride of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Train returning to Wyoming on July 21, 2013 In this footage Michael captured Union Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 844 at...
#TriviaTuesday – April 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...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday) – Mother’s Day Goose Fest 2009!
It’s #TBT and for ThrowbackThursday this week we are sharing footage captured by Museum volunteer Michael McBride during the Colorado Railroad Museum’s “Mother Day Goose Fest” on May 10, 2009. Staff and volunteers operated Rio Grande Southern “Galloping Goose” Motor...
Steam Days tickets now on-sale!
Railroad Museum to Feature Three Operating Steam Locomotives the Weekend of May 15-16! GOLDEN, Colo. – For the first time in its 62-year history, the Colorado Railroad Museum will have three coal-fired narrow-gauge locomotives under steam and operating for two days in...
#TriviaTuesday – April 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...
Small Wonders: Across the Fruited Plain – Migrating West to Colorado by Rail (part 1 of 2)
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Curator of Education & Exhibits, Elizabeth Nosek, 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...
Throwback Thursday: D&RGW Pile Driver OB in 2009!
It's #TBT (Throwback Thursday)! Today we have home movie footage from Museum volunteer Michael McBride. Michael had his camera on-site at the Museum on October 10, 2009 to capture the operation of Denver & Rio Grande Western Pile Driver "OB" while it was on...
#TriviaTuesday – April 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 each week. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram...
Big Train Tours: Happy 140th Birthday Locomotive No. 346!
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Executive Director Paul Hammond for a Virtual Tour each month (as part of the Museum’s “Still Working On The Railroad” online content initiative)! Each tour will focus on a different piece of historic equipment in the Colorado Railroad...
#TBT (Throwback Thursday) – Take a Trip To Durango with Museum Founder Robert W. Richardson
It's #TBT (Throwback Thursday)! Today we have home movie footage from Museum volunteer George Lawrence. George, still an active volunteer, often filmed at the Museum in the mid-70s on a handheld 8mm camera. This week we join Colorado Railroad Museum founder Robert W....
#TriviaTuesday – March 30, 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 each week. Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram...
#TBT (Throwback Thursday) – Denver & RIo Grande Western No. 346 in the Shadow of Table Mountain
It's #TBT (Throwback Thursday)! Today we have home movie footage from Museum volunteer George Lawrence. George, still an active volunteer, often filmed at the Museum in the mid-70s on a handheld 8mm camera. This week we are sharing footage of Denver & Rio Grande...
