Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a freight car type known as a gondola. Built to transport heavy, bulk commodities such as mineral ores and coal, gondolas served on the Denver & Rio Grande...
Standard Gauge Pioneer: D&RGW Steam Locomotive No. 683 – Big Train Tours – Colorado Railroad Museum! Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 683. This...
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a little-known part of the railroad landscape: Outfit Cars. Part mobile homes, part camp cars, these converted box cars and passenger cars served as homes away...
This month, we’ll be doing something different: we’ll be following Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20 as it heads offsite to the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad for a series of historic excursions in late summer and early fall 2021. Locomotive No. 20’s...
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a caboose which once served on an electrified interurban railway line operating between Denver and Golden. Today, Denver & Intermountain caboose No. 902 is...
Important Notice: Due to Day Out With Thomas™ events this Saturday and Sunday, general admission will NOT be available. Admission is restricted to Day Out With Thomas™ ticket holders ONLY, and walk up sales will not be available. Regular Museum admission resumes Tuesday through Friday.