Santa Fe’s sleeper-lounge-observation cars “Navajo” was built by the Budd Company in 1937 for the Super Chief and is currently on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado.... (more)
GRAMPSThree-foot gauge tank car UTLX No. 55172 is displayed at the Colorado Railroad Museum at Golden on August 23, 2021. In 1939, 25 frameless standard gauge tank cars of 60,000-pound ... (more)
Rio Grande Southern Motor #6. One of the lesser-known members of the Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose family is this little critter, which currently resides at the Colorado Railroad Muse... (more)
Critter. Golden City & San Juan no. 3 is seen outside the roundhouse at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO. The Plymouth's paint scheme is reminiscent of the Denver & Rio Grande ... (more)
Rio Grande Southern #20 (4-6-0) gets a spin on the turn table in preparation for a day of running passengers around the grounds of the Colorado Railroad Museum.
The Colorado Railroad Museum’s Rio Grande Southern #20 gets a spin on the turn table under light snow. The engine was built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works was built in 1899 for the Florenc... (more)
To the delight of hundreds of kids visiting the musem, Thomas the Tank Train runs around the grounds of the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado.
On August 23, 2021, weathered black and Aspen gold stripes on Rio Grande EMD GP30 No. 3011 wait for the day the locomotive is cosmetically restored and new paint is applied by the crew at the Colo... (more)
BNSF 9709 (SD70MAC) leads a freight into the yard of the Coors Brewery facility in Golden, Colorado.
Coors Brewery Critter 997 (SW1000) shuffles cars in the yard next to the brewing plant located in Golden, Colorado.
The team at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado get their Rio Grande Southern #7 Galloping Goose ready to give rides.
Coors Critter 998 (SW1001) heads back to the Coors brewing facility after dropping off a car in the yard.
BNSF 8441 (SD70ACe) waits in the BNSF yard in Golden, Colorado for a train to take back to Denver.
In my opinion the coolest locomotive ever built ... or at least Top 5. I'm glad we've saved a couple of them.
