


Celebrating the California Zephyr and Train Rides
California Zephyr 75th: Another special offering in March will center on the beloved California Zephyr passenger train, a Colorado railroading icon that inaugurated service between Chicago and Oakland/San Francisco in March 1949—75 years ago. Featuring shiny new Vista...
#TriviaTuesday: California Zephyr Breakfast?
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This video, our question is, what California Zephyr breakfast offering was described as being “but one of many wonderful ways to start a wonderful day of sightseeing! Don’t know the answer? Read...
Big Train Tours: Second Generation Pioneer
Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This week, we’ll be taking a look at a diesel locomotive placed in service in the early 1960s, Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 3011. Intended to pull freight trains “through the Rockies, not around...