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Big Train Tours: Denver Yards Workhorse
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a standard gauge locomotive built in 1920 for the Union Pacific Railroad. After spending its final 20-plus years operating in Wyoming, this railroad workhorse was...
The Lives & Times of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg
Welcome back! We are excited to share this excellent video created by the Center for Railroad Photography and Art for the dual exhibits (Beebe & Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy and Romance Along the Rails: the Phenomenon of Beebe & Clegg) displayed...
Trivia Tuesday: Golden Spike Edition!
It's #TriviaTuesday and this week our questions is: what was engraved on the top of the ceremonial, 17.6 karat Golden Spike that was driven into the track on May 10th, 1869?Why the focus on the Golden Spike? The Museum will be hosting the 43' tall Golden Spike...
Dining on the Rails: Pumpkin Pie!
Happy Fall! For this month’s Dining on the Rails, we are featuring a fall staple to usher us into the season: pumpkin pie. We’ll also look at some of the history behind this iconic squash. Before we share the recipe, let’s talk about pumpkins. Pumpkins are native to...
#TBT Volunteer Photography
It's #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we are featuring the on-site photography of Museum volunteer Liam Wright! Liam keeps a camera close at-hand while volunteering so he can capture images of the Museum grounds & equipment and the Denver Garden Railway...
Celebrating Coors Brewery’s 150th!
The Coors Brewery celebrated it's 150th Anniversary on September 30, 2023. Join us as we celebrate this monumentous occasion by exploring the history of the "Silver Bullet Train" ad campaign with the Colorado Railroad Museum's Multimedia Coordinator, Matthew Isaacks (...
Trivia Tuesday: Polar Express Edition
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: which real-life steam locomotive did author Chris Van Allsburg base the engine on in his classic holiday tale, "The Polar Express?"Don't miss your opportunity to ride THE POLAR...
Marvel at the Museum? #ThrowbackThursday
Hey everyone, it's #TBT, and for #ThrowbackThursday we're taking you back to October 2002 when the Colorado Railroad Museum hosted its first-ever #DayOutWithThomas event. Recently, we've digitized a special slide from that memorable day. But here's the really cool...
Story Time & Craft: Let’s Go Thomas
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 are reading "Let's Go Thomas Point, Slide, Play" by Maggie Fischer with illustrations by Nigel...
Small Wonders: World War II Advertising Explored
Traveling by train was still the primary choice for long-distance travelers during the late 1930s into the 1940s. The focus on travel started to shift as nations around the world began to increase their war preparations. Advertising took on more of a propaganda view...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for Throwback Thursday this week we have images of Thomas the Tank Engine's 2021 visit to the Museum captured by longtime volunteer George Lawrence! The event has already sold out for 2023 and continues to be one of the...
Dining on the Rails September 2023
Fred Harvey Coffee and Flank Steak For this month’s Dining on the Rails, we thought we’d feature an often overlooked meal, at least according to Lucius Beebe—breakfast. We will share the Super Chief Cook Book’s Fred Harvey Coffee, the Harvey House Cookbook’s Flank...
Trivia Tuesday – August 29, 2023
It's #TriviaTuesday! This video, our question is, including the event later this week, how many National Narrow Gauge Conventions have been held in Colorado?Participants are invited to submit their responses as a comment on our Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter,...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some great photos of Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 315 captured by longtime Museum volunteer George Lawrence! No. 315 was on display in Durango during the...
Story Time & Craft: August
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 are reading "Trucker and Train" by Hannah Stark, illustrated by Bob Kolar. After Story Time,...
Trivia Tuesday – August 15, 2023
It's #TriviaTuesday! This video, our question is, which currently active Colorado Railroad Museum volunteer also served as executive director during construction of the Museum's Library, Operating Loop, and Roundhouse in the 1990s and early 2000s?Clues can be found by...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for Throwback Thursday we have some cool 4K trackside footage of Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20 captured by Museum volunteer Travis Gorhum during the 2023 Colorado Crossings event in Golden, Colorado! Love...
Dining on the Rails August 2023: Roast Leg of Mutton
Happy August! For this month’s Dining on the Rails, we are featuring a recipe on Roast Leg of Mutton and discussing the gold rush history of Colorado. What better time to talk about the rich history of the state than on the 147th anniversary of its statehood?! Before...
Trivia Tuesday – July 18, 2023
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Today our question is, on what date was the Delhi, Colorado wig wag deactivated and dismantled?Don't know the answer? Watch "Big Train Tours - Colorado Crossings: The Last Wig Wag" to find out! Participants are...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #tbt at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for #throwbackthursday we have 4K footage captured in April 2023 by Travis Gorhum of Museum staff (paid & volunteer) moving passenger cars into the roundhouse in and on the turntable while D&RGW No. 491 passes in...
