Colorado Railroad Museum Museum

Address: 17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, CO 80403

Website: https://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/

Hours: Typically Wed-Sun 9:30am-4pm (closed Mondays & Tuesdays); check website for seasonal changes and special events

Admission: Adults ~$12-$15; discounts for seniors/children; special-event prices vary (check museum website).

A museum in Golden, Colorado, dedicated to preserving and interpreting Colorado’s railroad history through a collection of historic locomotives, cars and related artifacts.

The museum’s outdoor exhibit yard displays a range of steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock illustrating regional rail history. Visitors can view restoration work, access interpretive displays and, on scheduled days, ride demonstration trains on the museum’s operating track.

Workshops and a roundhouse area provide visible conservation and restoration of equipment, and the museum hosts events and special operating days focused on historic rail operations.

Established and grown by rail preservationists and volunteers, the museum assembled historic equipment from Colorado and the surrounding region to preserve examples of locomotives and rolling stock and to demonstrate historic rail operations.

Situated in Golden in Jefferson County, a few miles west of downtown Denver and readily reached from Interstate 70.

• Operating rides: Runs demonstration train rides on-site using historic equipment on scheduled days, giving visitors a short operating excursion experience.
• Location and access: Located in Golden, a few miles west of downtown Denver, with visitor parking and easy access from Interstate 70 and local roads.

What to See#

• Exhibit yard: A large outdoor exhibit yard and display tracks holding the museum’s collection of historic steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock.
• Restoration shop: A roundhouse and on-site restoration shop where volunteers and staff perform conservation and mechanical work on historic equipment.
• Operating track: An operating demonstration track used for short train rides and equipment demonstrations during visitor events and regular operating days.

Located in Golden, Colorado, just off I-70. From downtown Golden, take Washington Avenue west to 44th Avenue and follow signs to the museum parking. The nearest major airport is Denver International (DEN) - from there, drive west on I-70.

• Arrive by mid-morning to catch scheduled demonstrations and the operating heritage locomotives.
• Allow time for the narrow-gauge yard and the rolling-stock exhibits; each engine has its own story plaque rarely read in a quick pass.
• Check the museum calendar for weekend steam days if interested in seeing operational locomotives.