Saturday Train Rides
The familiar whistle has always promised adventure. The gentle rock of the rails has set the rhythm of our lives. Climb aboard one of our locomotives on static display and you can re-live the magic of the rails all over again! Then, catch a ride on-board a passenger...
#TriviaTuesday: Golden Railroads!
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, in anticipation of the release of our latest Colorado Rail Annual: Rails Around The Table Mountains, our question is, can you name one of the railroads that operated in Golden, Colorado? Don’t...
Dining on the Rails: Champagne!
Happy New Year! For this month’s post, we’ve decided to feature a beverage that is perfect to ring in the New Year: champagne! Though champagne itself requires no recipe, some of the railroad commissary booklets had extensive instructions regarding how champagne...
#TBT Goose Operations In The Snow
It’s #TBT and for #ThrowbackThursday this week we’re traveling back almost a decade to January 4, 2014, through the lens of longtime Museum volunteer George Lawrence! George was on-hand to capture the Museum grounds in fresh snow as crews operated Rio...
#TriviaTuesday: Goose Passengers!
It’s #TriviaTuesday and this week our questions is: How many passengers currently are able ride on each Galloping Goose Trip at the Colorado Railroad Museum? Don’t know the answer? Check the availability of upcoming rides online here (Goose rides depart...
#TriviaTuesday!
It’s #TriviaTuesday and this week our questions is: In what year did railroad historian and author Dan Abbott take a job in the Coors’ engineering department? Don’t know the answer? Click Here to read the recent Iron Horse News article discussing...
Pre-Order Colorado Rail Annual No. 35!
Rails Around The Table Mountains: The Railroads of Golden ColoradoColorado Rail Annual No. 35, by Dan Abbott In the annuals of railroading, Golden, Colorado holds an almost mythical status. Steam railroads (both standard and narrow gauge) served the city, along with...
#TBT Santa Claus Special 2013!
It’s #TBT and for #ThrowbackThursday this week we’re traveling back more than a decade to December 7th, 2013 through the lens of longtime Museum volunteer George Lawrence! Before THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride there was the Colorado Railroad Museum’s...
