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...
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...
APRIL 5th – Railroad Stations In American Life Join award-winning documentary producer Richard Luckin for a showing of his just-released program Railroad Stations in American Life. This beautifully illustrated film documents the U.S. railroad station’s development...
10am 1st Tuesday Each Month This one of a kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s rail yard inspired by some of the best of children’s literature! Railroad themed, of course. The Little Engine That Could, the Little Red Caboose and of course, Donald...
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is, what California Zephyr breakfast offering was described as being “but one of many wonderful ways to start a wonderful day of sightseeing! Don’t know the answer? Read...
For pre-scheduled school groups, grades 2-6. Celebrate the impact railroads had on the growth of Colorado and the west through a variety of hands-on activities. Ride behind a historic Colorado locomotive, learn Morse code, explore why and how people migrated, tour a...
Happy March! This month marks the 75th anniversary of the inception of the streamlined California Zephyr passenger train. To celebrate, we decided to feature recipes served onboard during this famous train’s heyday: Colorado Mountain Trout Zephyr Style, and an...
It’s #TBT and for this #ThrowbackThursday, we’re taking a nostalgic journey through the years with the incredible crew members of the Colorado Railroad Museum, courtesy of volunteer George Lawrence’s captivating photographs. As we reflect on our rich...
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 “All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine” by Monica Kulling...
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, our question is, which Colorado railroad partnered with the Colorado Agricultural College (now known as Colorado State University) to bring “Potato Trains” to western Colorado?...