on a warm Wednesday afternoon, Denver & Rio Grande Western 346 sits steamed up outside the roundhouse at the CRRM.

The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway operated cog trains from the base in Colorado Springs to the 14,110 foot summit of Pikes Peak. A complete tear out and reconstruction of the cog line began in M... (more)

DRGW 683 is the only surviving Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad standard gauge engine. This 2-8-0 was built in 1890 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and ran freight in southern Colorado.

The Colorado Railroad Museum has restored DRGW 5401 (SD40-T2) to her true heritage, having removed any UP patches or decals. With the correct number boards and numbering on the side of the cab, i... (more)

The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado recently celebrated is 60th year, advertising their birthday on this Colorado & Southern caboose #1009. This museum is a must see for railfans, and... (more)

A father and his boys stroll past the last surviving standard gauge engine of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. DRGW 683 (2-8-0) was built in 1890 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and oper... (more)

The Colorado Railroad Museum's RGS 7 "Galloping Goose" gets a workout on weekends during winter when the larger steam engines are in hibernation.

One of the Colorado Railroad Museum locomotives with a unique work history is UP 4455 (0-6-0). It was built in 1920 by Lima Locomotive Works and worked the Denver rail yards until it was sold in 1... (more)

Galloping Goose #7 takes visitors for a spin around the museum grounds on a beautiful autumn afternoon.

DRGW 5401 seems to be right at home at the Colorado Railroad Museum. A peeling UP patch with number 9871 still adorns the sides of the cab, but the number boards were thankfully backdated to refl... (more)

Here we see two engines in the collection of the Colorado Railroad Museum that worked at iconic businesses in Colorado. CORX C988 was built in 1938 (SW) and then was rebuilt in 1957 as a SW900. Th... (more)

The 'north 40' area of the Colorado Railroad Museum includes this watering station and old growth trees, making for a real a scenic trip when the fall leaves change colors.

On Saturdays in the fall the Colorado Railroad Museum often runs passengers around the grounds in Rio Grande Southern #7, one of three 'Galloping Goose' units owned by the museum. It is economica... (more)

In addition to an amazing collection of steam engines, many of which run during the summer weekends, the Colorado Railroad Museum has a variety of rolling stock. Here we see Denver & Rio Grande W... (more)

2 more reasons to visit Colorado.....the deep blue Colorado skies and the Colorado Railroad Museum. One of the standouts of the collection is Denver Rio Grande Western's 5771 (F9-A).