Colorado Railroad Museum
The Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO, just west of Denver. The museum houses an extensive collection of rolling stock, most of it with a connection to the unique history of railroading in rugged Colorado. The museum has an active restoration program and a circular track for rides on the weekends.
Main entrance
Visitor center
Denver and Rio Grande Loco #491
Locomotives through the years
California Zephyr - 1940s?
California Zephyr v. City of Denver
Timetables
Colorado Locomotives
Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) switching console (1937-1991)
CTC console
CTC console
Pictoral history of David Moffit
Coupling pin
Pin coupler
Pin coupler
Pin coupler
Old truck with friction bearings
Viewing the lubricating wick inside a friction bearing
D&RG locomotive 191 (1880)
Locomotive 191 nameplate
Locomotive 191 with caboose 49
Me and D&RG 683
Inside Colorado Midland coach 111
Colorado Midland coach 111
D&RG Loco 683 with full consist
Denver and Intermountain Railroad caboose 902 - only 16 tons
Mixed caboose consist
Visitor center as Denver & Rio Grand RR depot
Depot
Railway post office
Railway post office car
Locomotive simulator controls
Locomotive simulator controls
Restored parlor car
Cog wheel locomotive description - for very high grades
Cog wheel track
Cog wheels
Me and M&PPRR cog wheel loco #1 (1893)
Colorado & Southern narrow gauge caboose 1009 and 11-ton freight car 7064
C&S caboose 1009 rear view
C&S narrow gauge consist
Me and freight car 7064
Hand brake closeup on D&RGW freight car 3661 - before air brakes brakemen used to have to walk on tops of cars and turn these wheels to stop the train
California Zephyr description
D&RG streamlined diesel-electric loco 5771 (1955)
Loco 5771 description
Loco 5771 traction motor
Loco 5771 traction motor
Loco 5771 truck
Rotary plow description
Rotary plow
UP 50-ton freight car behind loco 5771
UP passenger car 5442
UP 5442 truck
SFRR stainless steel streamline car (Southwest Chief)
SFRR streamline car rear
Spare parts
Spare couplers / draft gears
Spare draft gears and center bowls
Spare bolsters and wheels
Spare axles
Union Tank Car (UTLX) 88125: 30-ton narrow gauge petroleum carrier
UTLX 88125
Freight cars behind roundhouse awaiting restoration
RGS Galloping Geese description
RGS goose 6
RGS goose 6
RGS goose 2
RGS goose 2
RGS goose 7
Family at museum