As the heat of the summer continues, we decided to feature barbeque for this month’s blog post. The Union Pacific even had their own recipe for barbeque sauce, which we share with you, below. Before we share the recipe, though, we wanted to talk about the history of...
Editor’s Note: While the hobo lifestyle may appeal to some of our readers, the Colorado Railroad Museum does not encourage anyone to try it. Trespassing on and around train tracks is very dangerous, and, like boarding freight trains, is illegal. For this month’s...
Happy Spring! The weather is getting warmer and it might be time for a nice cool cocktail out on your porch or in the backyard. As we are gearing up to open our new exhibit on all things Pullman, we thought we would share a cocktail recipe from Pullman’s Commissary...
It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is later this month! But here we are, in November of 2021… time is just plain different when the world is experiencing a pandemic. As we approach our second pandemic Thanksgiving, we at the Colorado Railroad Museum hope you and...
Figure 1 Image from a 1929 Great Northern dining car menu. Chicken Pie was a popular specialty for the GN. Happy October and happy fall! For this month’s posting, we are sharing a great comfort food for a chilly autumn evening, Great Northern’s Chicken Pie. The Great...