Big Train Tours: 491

Big Train Tours: 491

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at Denver & Rio Grande Western steam locomotive No. 491. This massive, 1928 vintage coal burner is today the largest coal-burning steam locomotive operating in...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)

#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)

It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we are highlighting the amazing & atmospheric professional photography of Bryan Burton captured during the 2022 Colorado Crossings steamup event at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Follow Bryan on his Instagram...
#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

It’s #TriviaTuesday. This week our question is – In 1929 and 1930, the Pullman Company produced 12 “fact” booklets, illustrated by which Chicago artist? Don’t know the answer? Click here and watch our latest episode of Small Wonders to find out!...
Small Wonders: WHEELS OF MIS/FORTUNE Part 3

Small Wonders: WHEELS OF MIS/FORTUNE Part 3

Let’s explore the Museum’s latest exhibit, “WHEELS OF MIS/FORTUNE: Pullman’s Legacy of Innovation, Idealism and Exploitation.” Join Colorado Railroad Museum Curator of Education & Exhibits, Elizabeth Nosek, to explore “Small...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)

#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)

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 so he can capture images of the Museum grounds & equipment when he is on-site volunteering at the...
#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

It’s #TriviaTuesday. This week our question is – How many different Steam Locomotives have operated at the Colorado Railroad Museum since it opened in Golden, CO in 1959? Participants are invited to submit their Trivia responses as a comment on our...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)

#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)

It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we’re heading back the the Colorado Railroad Museum in the mid-to-late 1970s thanks to the slides of Museum volunteer George Lawrence! George was on-hand as an early crew of volunteers worked all-day to move...
Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo: Story Time & Craft!

Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo: Story Time & Craft!

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 “Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo” by Kevin Lewis, pictures by Daniel Kirk. After...
#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is – Who is the oldest (functioning) locomotive on the Island of Sodor? Don’t miss your chance to see Thomas in person at the Colorado Railroad Museum in 2022 – tickets...
#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)

#TBT (ThrowbackThursday)

It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have more of Museum volunteer George Lawrence’s slides captured in the late-1970s at the Colorado Railroad Museum! In addition to images of Denver & Rio Grande Western Locomotive No. 318 in operation,...

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