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...
The Storybook Tour
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...
#TriviaTuesday: California Zephyr Breakfast?
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...
Dining on the Rails: Colorado Mountain Trout, a Martini, and a Helping of Lucius Beebe
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...
#TBT Crew of the Colorado Railroad Museum
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...
