Dining OFF the Rails August 2024: Colorado’s Gold Rush and Hardtack
This month marks the 148th anniversary of Colorado’s statehood, and we wouldn’t be Colorado without our rich gold rush history. This month we are featuring another Dining OFF the Rails recipe—and what Colorado dining looked like before the railroads arrived. One of...
#ThrowbackThursday #ColoradoDay 2024
#ThrowbackThursday to the roots of Colorado’s rich railroad history! As we celebrate our 65th anniversary at the Colorado Railroad Museum, we also honor #ColoradoDay with a special spotlight on the Denver, South Park & Pacific (DSP&P) Steam...
#TriviaTuesday – July 23, 2024
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 346 is undergoing a comprehensive inspection and boiler re-build as required by the Federal Railroad Administration for steam locomotives every 15-years. What...
Dining on the Rails July 2024: Mary Engle Pennington and Union Pacific Chicken Salad
Happy Summer! And what a hot start to the season it has been. For this month’s posting of Dining on the Rails, we are going to feature Mary Engle Pennington and railroad car refrigeration to hopefully cool things down. We will also be sharing Union Pacific’s chicken...
4th of July at the Museum!
Guests who visited the Colorado Railroad Museum on Thursday July 4th, 2024 had the opportunity to ride in passenger cars behind a diesel locomotive, watch operating model trains, operate a diesel engine simulator, spin a full-size turntable, and explore a wide range...
#TriviaTuesday – June 25, 2024
It’s #triviatuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: In what year did railways start using the Telegraph for communication? Don’t know the answer? Watch our Small Wonders video on The Museum Telegraph Office to find out (Click...
#ThrowbackThursday Colorado Railroad Heritage Week!
This week for #ThrowbackThursday we’re celebrating Colorado Railroad Heritage Week, marking the anniversary of a monumental moment in history – the arrival of the first train in Denver! On June 24, 1870, the Iron Horse made its grand entrance, transforming...
Story Time & Craft: Dinosaur Dig
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 Berenstain Bears’ Dinosaur Dig” by Jan & Mike...
