Big Train Tours: Motorcar “Galloping Goose” No. 2

Big Train Tours: Motorcar “Galloping Goose” No. 2

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a unique, narrow-gauge, motorized railcar that was designed and built right here in Colorado. Today, Rio Grande Southern “Galloping Goose” number is proudly...
Big Train Tours: 491

Big Train Tours: 491

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at Denver & Rio Grande Western steam locomotive No. 491. This massive, 1928 vintage coal burner is today the largest coal-burning steam locomotive operating in...
#TriviaTuesday

#TriviaTuesday

It’s #TriviaTuesday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. This week our question is – When was Rio Grande Southern Steam Locomotive No. 20 built? Participants are invited to submit their Trivia responses as a comment on our Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or...
#TBT – Halloween at the Museum!

#TBT – Halloween at the Museum!

It’s #TBT (ThrowbackThursday)! Halloween is quickly approaching and we thought we’d share some images of past Trick or Treat Train visitor costumes – which we love seeing each year!
Story Time & Craft: From A Railway Carriage

Story Time & Craft: From A Railway Carriage

Join Colorado Railroad Museum Education & Community Outreach Coordinator Evan Weber for Story Time as he reads some of his favorite, train-themed children’s stories weekly online! This week we read “From A Railway Carriage” by Robert Louis...

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