Company Profile
Colorado Railroad Museum
Company Overview
At the Colorado Railroad Museum, we believe that transportation and communication have been keys to transforming our world. We work hard every day to bring Colorado’s rich railroad history to life through a range of self-guided and dynamic means. It's fun for the whole family! Stroll the Museum’s 15-acre railyard with dozens of locomotives, passenger and freight cars, several available for touring. Watch as Colorado railroad history is brought back to life in our Roundhouse restoration facility with a working, hand-operated turntable. Visit the 1880s-replica Depot Museum building housing changing exhibits, and delight to a huge, indoor HO Scale model railroad and an extensive, outdoor Garden Railroad layout. Train Rides available Saturdays mid-January-Labor Day, and in October. Expanded operating schedule mid-May thru mid-August. Day Out With Thomas (September), The Polar Express Train Ride (November-December), onsite research library, and more. Founded in 1959 - A Top 10 Denver attraction - America's Top 10 Railroad Museums.
Company History
The Colorado Railroad Museum was founded in 1959 in Golden, Colorado, with the nonprofit Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation, Inc. organized in 1963 to assume ongoing operation. It was recognized as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 1964. The Museum has grown its collections, site and offerings over the years, and today is recognized by Visit Denver as one of the region's Top 10 Attractions. The Museum is currently focused on significant site improvements, improved collections care, and provision of long-term funding for its fleet of three operating steam locomotives, with vintages ranging from 1881 to 1927. It has hosted Day Out With Thomas family events annually since 2004, and its own uniquely theatrical version of The Polar Express Train Ride event since 2014.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
A Top 10 Visit Denver attraction
One of America's Top 10 Railroad Museums
Benefits
The Colorado Railroad Museum belongs to numerous Denver-area nonprofit organizations, and through them offers access to free or reduced-price events and activities, along with relevant training and networking opportunities. A large volunteer workforce is dedicated and enthusiastic, and assists in helping to operate and manage this vibrant museum and its many aspects, programs and projects.