#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

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

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...
#ThrowbackThursday!

#ThrowbackThursday!

It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have 4k footage of K-36 No. 489 captured by Museum Volunteer Travis Gorhum during the “Victorian Iron Horse Round-Up” event in August 2021! Want more Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20? Watch...
#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is – How much did Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive No. 346 cost Robert W. Richardson when he purchased it for his collection? Participants are invited to submit...
#ThrowbackThursday!

#ThrowbackThursday!

It’s #TBT and for Throwback Thursday this week we have footage of Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20’s return to operation in August 2020 captured by Museum Multimedia Coordinator Matthew Isaacks! Want more Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No....

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