Big Train Tours: Way Car to Caboose
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Today, we’ll be taking a look at Colorado & Southern caboose No. 1009. This interesting, narrow gauge “way car” dates to 1882, and the early days of the legendary South Park Line’s expansion in...
#TriviaTuesday: Bob’s Review
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, our question is, what was Museum founder Bob Richardson’s “one word review” of Beebe and Clegg’s Rio Grande: Main Line of the Rockies book? Don’t know the answer? Watch our...
The Lens of Extravagance
Thank you for joining us for part two of our two part series on Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Last time, we watched an engaging video the Center for Railroad Photography and Art put together to chronicle the lives of this iconic couple. This time, we are going to...
Dining on the Rails: Hashed Browned Potatoes and Potato Trains
Happy February! For this wintry month, we decided to feature a root vegetable, potatoes, and a brief history of Potato Trains in Colorado. The recipe we will discuss is Union Pacific’s Hashed Browned Potatoes. Before we dive into the history of the Potato Trains,...
#TBT More Rails Around The Table Mountains!
It’s #TBT and for #ThrowbackThursday this week we’re taking another look at historic Golden, CO through the photography collection of author and historian Dan Abbott! Dan’s latest book, Rails Around The Table Mountains: The Railroads of Golden,...
News Release
Colorado Railroad Museum Gearing up for State’s 150th Anniversary in 2026 Railroads Played a Vital Role in Colorado’s Economic Growth; New Strategic 10-Year Plan Developed to Establish the History of Railroading in Centennial State GOLDEN, COLO—January 17,...
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 are reading “The Misadventures of The Galloping Goose” retold by Phillip...
Saturday Train Rides
Starting mid-May, Train Rides at the Colorado Railroad Museum aren’t just on Saturdays—frequency increases for the summer, with Train Rides available Thursday-Sunday through mid-August 2024! In addition to Train Rides, enjoy Thrilling Thursday activities every...
