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,...
#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...
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....
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...
#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!...
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...
#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...
