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#TBT (Throwback Thursday) – Images from Colorado Rail Annual No. 34!
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we are excited to share images from the brand new Museum publication, Colorado Rail Annual No. 34: Take The Pike's Peak Route by Adrian and Art Hundhausen! The road’s history from 1887 to 1900 is detailed, along with the...
Big Train Tours: Fueling Colorado – Narrow-Gauge Tank Cars
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Executive Director Paul Hammond for a Virtual Tour! Part of the Museum’s new “Still Working On The Railroad” initiative. Each tour will focus on a different piece of historic equipment in the Colorado Railroad Museum’s collection. Let's...
#TriviaTuesday – February 2, 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...
Dining on the Rails: Black Eyed Peas!
It’s a new year, which offers us all a chance to start fresh. After 2020, we seem to need this more than ever. For this month’s posting, we are diving into 2021 with a recipe for Black-Eyed Peas! Did you know that black-eyed peas are considered good luck to eat on or...
#TriviaTuesday – January 26, 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...
#Throwback Thursday – Announcing Colorado Rail Annual No. 34!
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we are excited to share images from the brand new Museum publication, Colorado Rail Annual No. 34: Take The Pike's Peak Route by Adrian and Art Hundhausen! The road’s history from 1887 to 1900 is detailed, along with the...
#TriviaTuesday – January 19, 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...
Now Available To Pre-Order: Colorado Rail Annual No. 34!
Available Spring 2021 – Order TODAY and SAVE! Take the Pike’s Peak Route: Passenger Trains on the Colorado Midland, 1887-1900 Colorado Rail Annual No. 34, by Adrian and Art Hundhausen. This Colorado Railroad Museum’s latest Annual is the result of authors Adrian and...
Story Time & Craft: Two Little Trains
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Storyteller Extraordinaire Evan Weber for Story Time as he reads some of his favorite, train-themed children's stories online! This episode we read "Two Little Trains" written by Margaret Wise Brown with pictures by Leo & Diane...
#TriviaTuesdy – January 12, 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...
#TriviaTuesday – January 5, 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: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy No. 5629!
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Executive Director Paul Hammond for a Virtual Tour! Part of the Museum’s new “Still Working On The Railroad” initiative. Each tour will focus on a different piece of historic equipment in the Colorado Railroad Museum’s collection: This is...
Dining on the Rails: Eggnog
For this month’s posting, we are celebrating the holidays with an eggnog recipe from our 50th anniversary cookbook, Gallopin’ Geese & Steamin’ Engines, 2009. Eggnog: do you love it or hate it? It seems to be one end of the spectrum or the other; rarely does it...
Small Wonders: William Henry Jackson
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...
A Very Polar #TriviaTuesday!
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. This week features the stunning photography of Erik Lindgren! Participants are invited to...
Story Time & Craft: The Polar Express
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Storyteller Extraordinaire, Evan Weber for Story Time as he reads some of his favorite, train-themed children's stories weekly online! This week we read "The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg. After Story Time, join Colorado Railroad...
#TriviaTuesday is Back!
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: Denver & Rio Grande Western Coach #284
Join Colorado Railroad Museum Executive Director Paul Hammond for a Virtual Tour! Part of the Museum’s new “Still Working On The Railroad” initiative. Each tour will focus on a different piece of historic equipment in the Colorado Railroad Museum’s collection: This...
#TriviaTuesday – December 1, 2020
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...
Help Us “Raise the Roofs” on Colorado Gives Day!
It's Colorado Gives Day! Join thousands of Coloradans to support local nonprofits on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. This annual statewide movement celebrates and increases philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. The $1.5 Million Incentive Fund made possible by...
