#TBT – The Museum in 1984!
Step into the time machine this #throwbackthursday as we journey back 40 years to 1984 with incredible photographs by Stephen R. Peck! Stephen recently shared a treasure trove of both his, and his father’s railroad photographs and it is the perfect time for us...
Dining on the Rails: Oyster Pie and Olive Dennis
Happy May! In preparation for an upcoming exhibit on women and railroading at the Colorado Railroad Museum, we decided to feature Baltimore & Ohio railroad engineer Olive Dennis, and oyster pie. Before we talk about Olive Dennis, let’s discuss the history of the...
#TriviaTuesday – April 30, 2024
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: Rio Grande Southern Motor No. 7 was the heaviest of the “Geese” when constructed, how much did it weigh? It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This...
Big Train Tours: Klondike Tourists
Welcome to another “Big Train Tour” at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, we’ll be taking a look at two identical all-steel coaches, built in 1969 and 1976 respectively for Alaska’s White Pass & Yukon narrow gauge railroad. Intended to supplement...
Dome Car Monument #TBT
Step into the time machine this #throwbackthursday as we journey back to 1985 with incredible photographs by Darrel Arndt! Witness the historic moment as the Dome Car Monument is transported to its final home at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO. Want to...
Story Time & Craft: TRAIN!
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 “TRAIN” by Elisha Cooper. After Story Time, join Colorado...
#TriviaTuesday – April 16, 2024
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is: In what year was the “Violets and Daisies” china pattern, which became standard on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Dining Cars (including those on the California...
#TBT RGS No. 20
It’s #TBT and for this #ThrowbackThursday we’re taking a dive back through memory lane as we prepare celebrate Rio Grande Southern Steam locomotive No. 20’s 125th “birthday” courtesy of volunteer George Lawrence’s photos of the...
