MUSEUM news
No Shave November!
MALE CANCER AWARENESS! This month the Colorado Railroad Museum will be participating in No-Shave November. Not familiar with No-Shave November? This is a month-long journey during which participants forgo shaving and grooming in order to evoke conversation and raise...
New Colorado Trains & Planes Exhibit at DIA!
Colorado Railroad Museum Traveling Exhibit Stops at the Denver International Airport We have been working with the Denver International Airport over the last month and a half to create the exhibit, Colorado Trains & Planes. The partnering organizations include:...
Pre-Order Colorado Rail Annual No. 33!
Rio Grande Standard Gauge Passenger Trains & Cars Historian Charles Albi: "For the first time, here is the complete story of Rio Grande’s standard gauge passenger car fleet from the wooden cars of the 1880s through to the ski train of the 1980s. Included is a...
Author Signing: Janet Dawson
Author Janet Dawson will visit the Colorado Railroad Museum this Saturday, October 6, 2018 for a book signing! Enjoy all three volumes of Janet's popular Zephyr series of novels at once and receive a 15% discount* when you order all three title together. Mystery...
Code 3 Paranormal Investigates the Colorado Railroad Museum
Code 3 Paranormal Is dedicated to investigating paranormal activity in businesses and residential venues. This October they will lead a paranormal tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum on Friday the 26th starting at 7:30PM. Take a peek at what Code 3 Paranormal found...
Request for Proposal: Interpretive Master Plan – Colorado Railroad Museum
Purpose: The Colorado Railroad Museum, a 501(c)3 nonprofit seeks proposals for a Master Interpretation Plan. Consultant will work with museum to develop an Interpretive Master Plan that will define the Museum’s main themes and stories and articulate a comprehensive...
Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20 Restoration Update – June 2018
Colorado Railroad Museum Executive Director Donald Tallman joins Linn Moedinger, President of the Strasburg Railroad for a video update on the status of the RGS 20 restoration project! Throughout the history of our great state, we've always been able to accomplish...
Author Signing: John Gruber & John Ryan
Authors John Gruber & John Ryan will be visiting the Museum this Tuesday, May 15 from 1:00PM until 2:00PM. To celebrate the release of their latest titles they will be meeting & speaking with visitors and signing copies of their books. If you are unable to...
April 2018 Roundhouse Update
Join the Colorado Railroad Museum's Curator of Equipment & Rolling Stock Jeff Taylor as he guides viewers through the active restoration projects taking place at the Cornelius W. Hauck Restoration Facility on the Museum grounds. Updates covered include: D&RGW...
March 2018 Roundhouse Update
Join the Colorado Railroad Museum's Curator of Equipment & Rolling Stock Jeff Taylor as he guides viewers through the active restoration projects taking place at the Cornelius W. Hauck Restoration Facility on the Museum grounds. Projects covered include a new hood...
Colorado Broadcasters Association Award of Excellence for Best Public Television Documentary
We are thrilled to announce that the Rocky Mountain PBS Colorado Experience "Galloping Goose" episode won a Colorado Broadcasters Association Award of Excellence for Best Public Television Documentary! Congratulations to all the winners! The award winning episode was...
Colorado Experience: Galloping Goose
Take a ride on the Galloping Goose, seven operational railcars that ran through the rugged San Juan mountains from 1931 to 1952. Carrying cargo, mail, and passengers, these “Motors” connected Dolores, Telluride, and Ridgeway with many locations along the Rio Grande...
Colorado Rail Annual No. 32 Now Available
Colorado Rail Annual 32 Arkansas Valley - Greeley East - San Luis Central Here are three unusual “Colorado Railroads Without Mountains.” The 15-mile San Luis Central has faithfully served a rich agricultural district in the San Luis Valley for over a century,...
Super Sale Weekend
Save 30% off all Museum train themed t-shirts November 24-November 27, 2017! Click here to view our selection online.
Fall 2017 Iron Horse News
Read the latest edition of the Iron Horse News here.
2016 Annual Report
Click here to view a PDF copy of the Colorado Railroad Museum's 20017 Annual Report.
Roundhouse News: Uintah Combine Car No. 50 & Denver & Rio Grande Coach Car No. 307
By Jeff Taylor, Assistant Curator of Equipment and Rolling Stock, Colorado Railroad Museum June 2017 Work continues here at the museum on Uintah combine 50. As of this past week we have re-hung the sliding doors as well as the front door on the baggage end of the car....
Uintah Combine Car No. 50 Restoration Update
Uintah Combine Car No. 50 Restoration Update from Colorado Railroad Museum Assistant Curator of Equipment & Rolling Stock Jeff Taylor: "We have been very busy in the roundhouse at CRRM. We have been making great progress on Uintah 50. Since my last update we have...
Locomotive 491 Photo Collection
Colorado Railroad Museum Curator of Equipment and Rolling Stock Mike Spera put this collection of images together for use during his Colorado Rails and Cocktails Lecture presentation on the history and restoration of D&RGW Steam Locomotive No. 491, a Colorado...
Gallopin’ Goose Oil Change
Thursday February 23, 2017 Today the staff and volunteers at the Colorado Railroad Museum completed an oil change on Rio Grande Southern "Gallopin' Goose" No. 2. The crew also plans on changing the oil in Goose No. 6 today or tomorrow. Photos from Museum Volunteer...
