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Celebrate Colorado Railroad Heritage Week!
CELEBRATING COLORADO’S RICH RAILROAD HERITAGE • JUNE 18TH-24TH, 2023 What is Colorado Railroad Heritage Week? More than any other undertaking, railroads have transformed Colorado from a wild, isolated, sparsely populated and geographically challenging territory into a...
Dining on the Rails May 2023: Roast Spring Lamb
For the last month of spring (and what a rainy one it has been!) we thought we’d feature a good comfort food—roast spring lamb with mint sauce—and the story of the Sheep and Cattle Wars. This staple dish was offered across many railroad lines, including this Union...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for #throwbackthursday we are chasing Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 346 around the Museum grounds thanks to some cool aerial drone footage captured by Museum volunteer Leo Czyozanowski during the...
Story Time & Craft: May
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 "I Dream of Trains" written by Angela Johnson and illustrated by Loren Long. After...
#TriviaTuesday – May 23, 2023
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video our question is: Where is the "Merci" Railroad Car gifted to Colorado by the French after World War II?Don't know the answer? We have included Click Here to explore an article exploring the history of...
Metro Denver’s Largest Rail Event Returns!
Colorado Railroad Museum’s “Colorado Crossings” Event Features Two Steam Locomotives, Three “Galloping Geese” and Railroad Fun GOLDEN, Colo. – The Colorado Railroad Museum is bringing back Denver Metro’s largest and most colorful festival of operating trains over the...
Big Train Tours: Second Generation Pioneer
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, we’ll be taking a look at a diesel locomotive placed in service in the early 1960s, Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 3011. Intended to pull freight trains “through the Rockies, not around...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for #throwbackthursday we have some photos from longtime Museum volunteer Al Blount who was on-hand March 14, 2022 to document the move of Manitou & Pikes Peak Nos. 1 & 7 to a new location on the side of a hill! Do...
Story Time & Craft: April
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 finish reading "Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch" written by Mona Kerby with pictures by Lynne...
Small Wonders: Harvey Houses & Harvey Girls
Today for this episode of Small Wonders we will be talking about Harvey Houses, the Harvey Girls, and their legacy of settlement in the American West. But before we talk about the Harvey Girls, it’s important to first understand Fred Harvey. Join Colorado Railroad...
#TriviaTuesday – April 11, 2023
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week our question is: In 1978 the Denver & Rio Grande Western celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the opening of which Colorado railroad icon?Participants are invited to submit their responses as a comment...
Dining on the Rails April 2023: Fruit Salad and Fruit Salad Dressing
Happy spring! For this month’s posting we decided to feature fruit salad, the Union Pacific’s Fruit Salad Dressing, and railroad scenic rides, as what is better for the changing weather than scenic train rides through the Rocky Mountains?! Though the recipe this month...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for #throwbackthursday thursday we have some photos of Museum staff and volunteers completing some equipment moves and performing some maintenance on Locomotive No. 346 captured by volunteer & photographer Travis...
Story Time & Craft: March
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 "Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch" written by Mona Kerby with pictures by Lynne Barasch. After...
Now Available Online!
Previously thought to be out-of-print, we are happy to announce the return of a trio of Thomas R. Lee's Westward books! Order the titles together to save more! Museum Members receive their discount in addition to the discounts listed below! Rock Island Westward Volume...
#TriviaTuesday – March 28, 2023
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week our question is: What river does the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad follow? Participants are invited to submit their responses as a comment on our Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, web...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for #throwbacktthursday we have some Link & Pin Action filmed by Museum Volunteer Martin Prater. Marty, who is the husband of the Museum's long-serving Business Manager was often on-hand to film interesting &...
#TriviaTuesday! – March 14, 2023
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week our question is: What river does the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad follow?Participants are invited to submit their responses as a comment on our Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, web...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for Throwback Thursday this week we have some video of Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 346 filmed by the Museum's Multimedia Coordinator Matthew Isaacks on May 31, 2008! Want to know more about...
Dining on the Rails March 2023: Union Pacific Cole Slaw with Peppers
For this month’s posting, we thought we’d feature a light recipe to get us ready for spring. Today, we are going to talk about Union Pacific’s Cole Slaw with Peppers recipe as well as Union Pacific menus and how they promoted travel. Before we share the coleslaw...
