Saturday Steam Train Rides
On Saturday, April 13, Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive No. 20 will celebrate its 125th birthday and we’re inviting you to celebrate with us! The familiar whistle has always promised adventure. The gentle rock of the rails has set the rhythm of our lives....
Colorado Crossings: Making History Today!
Metro Denver’s Largest Rail Enthusiast Event Returns May 18-19 The Colorado Railroad Museum is bringing back Denver Metro’s largest and most colorful festival of operating trains over the weekend of May 18-19, 2024. Called “Colorado Crossings: Making History Today,”...
New Series Premiere: History & Innovations
Join the staff of the Colorado Railroad Museum as they explore railroad related History & Innovations in this new series of short videos! For our premiere episode and in celebration of the California Zephyr’s 75th Anniversary, we examine passenger...
Story Time & Craft: Railroad Engineer Olive Dennis!
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 “Railroad Engineer Olive Dennis” by Kaye Baillie with...
#TriviaTuesday: Dome Car Inspiration
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: In what year was the “modern dome car” first conceived? Don’t know the answer? Watch our Big Train Tour on the Dome Car Monument here to find out! Participants...
SCFD Free Day Rescheduled!
We have rescheduled the SCFD Free Admission Day originally scheduled for Thursday, March 14, 2024 to Thursday March 28, 2024 due to the severe weather expected in our area tomorrow. Museum staff members are calling ticket holders to reschedule their admission and...
Celebrating the California Zephyr and Train Rides
California Zephyr 75th: Another special offering in March will center on the beloved California Zephyr passenger train, a Colorado railroading icon that inaugurated service between Chicago and Oakland/San Francisco in March 1949—75 years ago. Featuring shiny new Vista...
Colorado Rails & Cocktails
JUNE 7th – Eating, Drinking, and Railroading with Buffalo Bill Steve Friesen has published four books and numerous articles about American history. He retired from a 40-year museum career in 2017, after serving as director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave...
