Railroad Museum - Golden, Colorado - trains, railroad history

The Colorado Railroad Museum is recognized as one of the best privately supported rail museums in the United States. This "can't miss" site for railfans features over 100 historic narrow and standard gauge locomotives and cars exhibited on 15 acres at the foot of North Table Mountain, near Golden, Colorado.

The museum was established in 1959 to preserve for future generations a tangible record of Colorado's flamboyant railroad era, particularly the state's pioneering narrow gauge mountain railroads.

Colorado Railroad Museum

Lose Track of Time with these July Departures

The Wine and Cheese Train
Saturday evening July 19th.
Lose track of time while sampling wine, cheese, jazz and an evening sunset on the rails.
Join us for a private evening experience at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Enjoy the gentle rock of the rails as you ride behind historic D&RGW locomotive #346 in one of our classic passenger cars, while sampling a variety of wines, cheese and hors d'oeuvres. Take in the new America and the Passenger Train exhibit, enjoy live jazz music and make your bid as the silent auction accentuates the night with gift items, weekend trips and rail journeys all to fascinate and entertain.
All proceeds from this event go to the continued restoration of RGS locomotive #20.

For ticket reservations and information call the museum at 303-279-4591

July steam train rides for the whole family!
July 19 and 20 from 10:00am till 4:00pm.
Ride behind the D&RGW #346 steam locomotive in a passenger car from another time in Colorado history.

Kids, it's a Day Out with Thomas™ at the Colorado Railroad Museum
September 13- 14, 20-21, 27- 28

Tickets are on sale now, order before we are sold out!

Thomas, that classic storybook engine, is chugging into the Colorado Railroad Museum in September! Enjoy 25-minute rides with Thomas and meet Sir Topham Hatt. You'll enjoy storytelling, live music, building with LEGO and DUPLO bricks and much more! For tickets and information, visit www.ticketweb.com or call 866-468-7630.

Click here for event information and frequently asked questions!

Members receive a $2.00 discount on Day Out With Thomas tickets
purchased between May 15 and July 31st!

Become a member today!

A Salute to the American Passenger Train!
"America and the Passenger Train"

Our new exhibit, America and the Passenger Train: 1830-Present is now open. Click here for more details!

2008 Special Event Schedule
Admission prices for special event days are as follows:
Adults: $12.00
Seniors: $10.00
Children: $5.00
Family: $25.00

Free admission for museum members! Day Out With Thomas:
$18.00 each ages 2 and up
($16.00 each for museum members)
Click here for the dates we'll be running the train in 2008!

Museum Visitor Hours and Information

The museum is open every day from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Please call for hours on Easter Sunday, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. Every Thursday, the museum building, library, and gift store are open until 9:00 PM. Museum grounds close at 5:00 PM. During the summer months of June, July, and August, we stay open until 6:00 PM.

We have a large picnic area on the grounds and invite our guests to bring food and beverages to the museum. We are an alcohol-free location.

Members of the Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation (museum members), Intermountain Chapter-National Railway Historical Society, Colorado Historical Society, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, Denver HO Club, and Denver Garden Railway Society have free admission by prior agreements. You must present your membership card to gain free admission.

Group Rates

Adult Groups: We offer a discount of 15% off regular admission prices for any adult group of twenty or more.

Children's Groups: Advanced reservations are required. Length of stay (90 minutes limit on groups plus time for lunch in picnic area if desired). MAXIMUM 60 children. All groups must be supervised and controlled at all times. We require one adult supervisor for every seven children (ages 10 and up) and one supervisor for every five children (under 10). Supervisors receive free museum admission.

Head Start children pay only $.75 cents per child; no other discounts apply. The ratio of one adult for every four children is necessary for adequate supervision. Group total not to exceed sixty.

Birthday Parties: Call the office for reservations in our big Colorado & Southern caboose. The caboose holds about twenty people comfortably. Fee is $150.00, which covers admission for twenty people (adults and children), exclusive use of the caboose for an hour and a half, 10" round cake, and a small donation to the museum. Over twenty guests, regular admission applies. The caboose has electric lighting, and heat can be provided in the winter.
Upon scheduling, we will clean out the caboose and lock it until the birthday group arrives. Signs will be posted that caboose is reserved for exclusive use of the party. You must supply party favors and any other needs. Click here for photo of caboose.

Weddings: The museum hosts weddings on the grounds throughout the year. We can provide many different areas for wedding ceremonies: two open platform observation cars, a small park-like picnic grove, and several areas on the museum grounds. The fee is $250.00 for admissions of the wedding party, use of the facility, and a small donation to the museum. We do not provide chairs, tables or any other facilities usually found at outdoor weddings.

We also host company picnics, family reunions, class reunions, senior class days, and senior citizen groups.

The Colorado Railroad Museum is located at 17155 W. 44th Avenue, only 12 miles west of downtown Denver. It can be easily reached from I-70 exit 265 westbound or exit 266 eastbound. A map can be found here.

Lose Track of Time with these July Departures

Become a member today!

A Salute to the American Passenger Train! "America and the Passenger Train"

Group Rates

Contact Information

A Salute to the American Passenger Train!
"America and the Passenger Train"