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The Friday Tours – 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. Starting at 10:30AM & 1:30PM they acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections and the railroads impact on […]
Colorado Rails & Cocktails
An Evening of Colorado History - Relax, enjoy a beverage and travel back to a time when railroads shaped the American West. 7:00 p.m. April 3, 2026: Hell on Wheels […]
Saturday Train Rides
Take a Train Ride pulled by a powerful diesel electric locomotive on Saturdays mid-January through mid-May, late-August & October. Over the summer season, that frequency increases, with Train Rides available […]
Sunday Goose Rides
Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select Tuesdays & Sundays mid-January through early May, late August and October. Admission & Ride: $17 Adults, $7 Kids (ages 2-17), […]
Tuesday Goose Rides
Rides depart every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on select Tuesdays & Sundays mid-January through early May, late August and October. Admission & Ride: $17 Adults, $7 Kids (ages 2-17), […]
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Big Train Tours: Second Generation Pioneer
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, we’ll be taking a look at a diesel locomotive placed in service in the early 1960s, Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 3011. Intended to pull freight trains “through the Rockies, not around...
#ThrowbackThursday
It's #TBT at the Colorado Railroad Museum and for #throwbackthursday we have some photos from longtime Museum volunteer Al Blount who was on-hand March 14, 2022 to document the move of Manitou & Pikes Peak Nos. 1 & 7 to a new location on the side of a hill! Do...
Story Time & Craft: April
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 finish reading "Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch" written by Mona Kerby with pictures by Lynne...
Small Wonders: Harvey Houses & Harvey Girls
Today for this episode of Small Wonders we will be talking about Harvey Houses, the Harvey Girls, and their legacy of settlement in the American West. But before we talk about the Harvey Girls, it’s important to first understand Fred Harvey. Join Colorado Railroad...
#TriviaTuesday – April 11, 2023
It's #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week our question is: In 1978 the Denver & Rio Grande Western celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the opening of which Colorado railroad icon?Participants are invited to submit their responses as a comment...
Dining on the Rails April 2023: Fruit Salad and Fruit Salad Dressing
Happy spring! For this month’s posting we decided to feature fruit salad, the Union Pacific’s Fruit Salad Dressing, and railroad scenic rides, as what is better for the changing weather than scenic train rides through the Rocky Mountains?! Though the recipe this month...
