Locomotives and Trains at the Colorado Railroad Museum - Photo Gallery

"Go West Young Man..."

This common trend was the influence of the expansion of the Western U.S.  "If there's gold to be found in them thare hills, we'll find it..!"

Colorado and the West began to expand as the Railroad became the driving force of American Industry.  In 1959, The Colorado Railroad museum was established to showcase the life and time of the 'Centennial' State during a time of Historical Glory.

Located just outside of Golden, Colorado; home of Coors beer today, the Colorado Railroad Museum offers insight to the pas and the gauge that these locomotive had on our society.  It has a huge collection of narrow gauge rolling stock, offering train rides on special even "Steam Up" days at the museum.  Steam Engines, Passenger cars, Cabooses, and an amazing assortment of Train and Rail history will keep you involved for hours.

The Colorado Railroad Museum has most of it's attractions outside, in the Colorado elements, just like the old days. The Museum Building itself is a replica of an original Rail Depot housing thousands of rare documents and artifacts, paintings and photographs.

For the Young Ones, you can take a ride around the premises on the "Galloping Goose", a converted special train car to carry miners and their mail to mountain destinations quickly. A variety of miniature scale models are elaborate and large. The outdoor miniature details what the times were like and through the camera lens, hard to tell it was a model. Inside, an elaborate HO scale train panorama showed creative details of scenes from Americana history.

In the restoration center, real engineers bring back trains from perish, for all to enjoy at study the Museum. Visitors are encouraged to get up close and personal with the trains, cars, and features. Explore, climb in, out, on, and around whatever you want. Bring your camera, and catch a piece of American Transportation History at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

So whether you live in Colorado, or you're making a plan to visit or even drive through the state.  Make some special time to visit the colorado Railroad Museum.  Train Lovers will be delighted to experience their favorite trains - "Hands On".  So grab your family, friend, loved one, and your Camera and have a Mile High Day in Colorado.