


#ThrowbackThursday!
It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we are taking you to Fort Lupton, Colorado in February 2003 for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the now defunct Colorado Railcar Manufacturing, LLC shops, filmed by Museum volunteer Michael McBride! Do you have...
#TriviaTuesday – April 5, 2022
It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is – In 1910, approximately how many people were employed by the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company? Don’t know the answer? Watch our latest episode of Big Train Tours, Feeding...
Big Train Tours: Feeding Our Furnaces
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...