#TriviaTuesday
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is – which ‘railroad visionary’ purchased the Durango & Silverton Railroad in March 1981? Participants are invited to submit their Trivia responses as a comment on...
Dining on the Rails: April 2022 – How about a nice Old Fashioned?
Happy Spring! The weather is getting warmer and it might be time for a nice cool cocktail out on your porch or in the backyard. As we are gearing up to open our new exhibit on all things Pullman, we thought we would share a cocktail recipe from Pullman’s Commissary...
#ThrowbackThursday!
It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we are taking you to Fort Lupton, Colorado in February 2003 for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the now defunct Colorado Railcar Manufacturing, LLC shops, filmed by Museum volunteer Michael McBride! Do you have...
#TriviaTuesday
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is – In 1910, approximately how many people were employed by the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company? Don’t know the answer? Watch our latest episode of Big Train Tours, Feeding...
Big Train Tours: Feeding Our Furnaces
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a freight car type known as a gondola. Built to transport heavy, bulk commodities such as mineral ores and coal, gondolas served on the Denver & Rio Grande...
#ThrowbackThursday!
It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have 4k footage of K-36 No. 489 captured by Museum Volunteer Travis Gorhum during the “Victorian Iron Horse Round-Up” event in August 2021! Want more Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20? Watch...
#TriviaTuesday
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is – How much did Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 346 cost Robert W. Richardson when he purchased it for his collection? Participants are invited to submit...
#ThrowbackThursday!
It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have footage of Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20’s return to operation in August 2020 captured by Museum Multimedia Coordinator Matthew Isaacks! Want more Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No....
