Denver Leadville & Gunnison No. 191 is the oldest steam locomotive in Colorado. Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in early 1880, this engine moved gold and silver ore, coal, timber... (more)

BNSF 2691 (GP39-2) works to assemble a string of cars in a small yard in Golden, Colorado.

CORX C988 was built in 1938 (SW) and then was rebuilt in 1957 as a SW900. The engine performed switching duties at the Coors Brewing Company plant in Golden, Colorado. It was donated to the Color... (more)

D&RGW C18 #318 displayed at the Railroad Museum in Golden.

Rio Grande F9 No. 5771 shows off its original 4-stripe Grande gold and silver paint scheme shortly after being restored at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden.

This 3 truck Shay engine was built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1927 for the 36" narrow gauge Swayne Lumber Co., in Oroville, California. It was sold in 1940 to West Side Lumber Co based in Tu... (more)

Rotary Snow Plow #99201 was built in 1900 as Colorado & Southern #3 by Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works, which built steam locomotives as well as snow plows until it closed in 1926. #3 was later ... (more)

This 0-6-0 Lima Locomotive Works engine was built in 1920 for the Union Pacific and operated in the Denver rail yards until 1949 when it was sold to the Laramie Valley Railroad. UP 4455 worked at... (more)

This engine was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1896 for the Florence & Cripple Creek (Colorado) railroad and was named ‘Goldfield’. It was later transferred... (more)

This Baldwin Locomotive Works engine is specially designed to climb steep mountain slopes of 25 percent by incorporating a cog which helps pull the train up the mountain and brake the train as it ... (more)

The Colorado Railroad Museum features a variety of restored passenger cars, such as this beautiful Tahoe Dining Car No4, which seats 30 comfortably and which can be rented for special occasions.

DRGW 5771 (F9A) used to lead the Rio Grande Zephyr between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to being retired it also lead the Colorado Ski Train from Denver's Union Station to the ... (more)

East bound coal train rolls down the grade before heading for the loop

Two Burlington Northern Santa Fe SD40-2s lead the eastbound “beer train” through Arvada, Colorado, on September 6, 2000. BNSF’s Golden Subdivision serves the Coors Brewery in Golden (among o... (more)

DRGW 5771 warming up in the summer sunshine, proudly on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado.