Dining OFF the Rails August 2024: Colorado’s Gold Rush and Hardtack
This month marks the 148th anniversary of Colorado’s statehood, and we wouldn’t be Colorado without our rich gold rush history. This month we are featuring another Dining OFF the Rails recipe—and what Colorado dining looked like before the railroads arrived. One of...
#ThrowbackThursday #ColoradoDay 2024
#ThrowbackThursday to the roots of Colorado’s rich railroad history! As we celebrate our 65th anniversary at the Colorado Railroad Museum, we also honor #ColoradoDay with a special spotlight on the Denver, South Park & Pacific (DSP&P) Steam...
Galloping Goose Rides
The Colorado Railroad Museum is excited to operate “Galloping Goose” rides select Sundays in 2024 onboard Rio Grande Southern Motorcar No. 7! Sunday August 18, 2024 Sunday August 25, 2024 Sunday September 1, 2024 Grounds open 9 am – 5 pm, rides operate...
#TriviaTuesday – July 23, 2024
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 346 is undergoing a comprehensive inspection and boiler re-build as required by the Federal Railroad Administration for steam locomotives every 15-years. What...
Dining on the Rails July 2024: Mary Engle Pennington and Union Pacific Chicken Salad
Happy Summer! And what a hot start to the season it has been. For this month’s posting of Dining on the Rails, we are going to feature Mary Engle Pennington and railroad car refrigeration to hopefully cool things down. We will also be sharing Union Pacific’s chicken...
4th of July at the Museum!
Guests who visited the Colorado Railroad Museum on Thursday July 4th, 2024 had the opportunity to ride in passenger cars behind a diesel locomotive, watch operating model trains, operate a diesel engine simulator, spin a full-size turntable, and explore a wide range...
Gold Rush Days
As summer begins to wind down celebrate Colorado’s Gold Rush heritage with special programming and ride behind one of the last coal-fired steam locomotives operating in Colorado! Activities will include Gold Panning demonstrations, turntable demonstrations, and more...
Colorado Rails & Cocktails
Memories Aboard the American Orient Express with Steve Patterson Delve into an evening of captivating stories and vivid photography as author and lecturer Steve Patterson brings a wealth of firsthand experience from his years aboard the American Orient Express, once...
