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Large indoor-outdoor history museum with 100-plus vintage trains, a miniature railroad & exhibits.
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Reviews — 8
A lot of railroads are private property so you don’t really ever get the chance to see some of these trains upfront and in person.
This museum was a great deal, easily spent 90-120 min walking around, reading, and learning.
This museum was a great deal, easily spent 90-120 min walking around, reading, and learning.
We had an amazing time visiting the museum today! We got to ride in a beautiful passenger car pulled by a locomotive from 1890 and got to try building railroad by hand. The volunteers were very friendly and wonderful sources of information. We bought a membership and will return soon!
If you wish to go back to your childhood days when we all were fascinated by trains and railroads do visit this museum at Golden. This museum has some rare collections of old engines and train compartments for you to explore. They have some old pictures from 1850s and 1900s to learn about the history of railroads in Colorado. The tickets are affordable around 12 dollars including tje train ride. Kids below 5 are free. One improvement area is the cleanliness of this place and the railyard can definitely be more organised.Should visit with your kids
My youngest son has a passion for trains. As we had some time in Colorado this weekend this was a must-stop. We ended up spending several hours there. This is a very interactive and neat place to visit. We were able to go on the train ride, and explore the grounds. Staff is very friendly and helpful, this is a treat for anyone, even the ones that may not be so passionate about trains.
Truly fantastic experience, the number of trains on show, as well as the model trains running is amazing. Been able to visit the restoration shed is also awesome. But the highlight has got to be the train ride.
My daughter and I love train museums and she came into town to visit for Christmas. She saw this Museum online so this was part of her itinerary before she left. We had a great time looking at all the trains and the videos! While we were there we saw so many excited kids tooting the train horn! This is truly a family-oriented activity that can be done any time of the year!
I have been wanting to visit the Colorado Railroad Museum for many years. Primarily because I wanted to see the F9's that pulled the California Zephyr, but this museum is so much more ! Our Grandson enjoyed the expansive model train layout in the basement of the station, as did my wife and I. The motive power collection is enough to excite any rail enthusiast. The Garden Scale layout is the best I've seen. I have read the stories of the Galloping Goose(s), and here are 3 of them. The Pikes Peak Cog units are here too. The Roundhouse displays units in the process of restorations and repair. Last, but not least is a fully staffed resource and learning center/library who were able to provide materials and answer most any questions and show drawings and photos. We will return !
