Colorado Railroad Museum

Address:17155 W 44th Ave.
Golden, Colorado
Tel: (303) 279-4591

See over 100 historic narrow and standard gauge locomotives and cars, along with the largest collection of photographs, artifacts and documents related to Colorado's 125-year railroad history!

Housed in a replica of an 1880 railroad depot, this museum is a must-see for railroad buffs. Established in 1959 to preserve records of Colorado's flamboyant railroad era, including narrow gauge mountain railroads, the Colorado Railroad Museum is located near Golden, Colorado, and boasts the largest collection of 3 ft narrow gauge rolling stock of any museum in North America. Railroad buffs will be pleased to see 12 steam locomotives and over 80 pieces of rolling stock, and the museum even offers narrow gauge train rides, periodically.

On display are more than four dozen narrow and standard gauge locomotives and cars, as well as other historic equipment, artifacts, photos, documents, and model trains. The exhibits cover 12 acres, including the two-story depot and a working roundhouse. You can climb into many of the old locomotives and wander through the parlor cars.

The museum's excellent gift-and-souvenir shop sells hundreds of railroad-related items, from coffee mugs to posters to T-shirts. Do allow 1 to 2 hours to take in all of the fun at the Colorado Railroad Museum, located at 17155 West 44th Avenue, 12 miles west of downtown Denver. The museum is easily reached from I-70 exit 265 westbound or exit 266 eastbound.

The Colorado Railroad Museum is recognized as one of the best privately supported rail museums in the United States. This "can't miss" site for railfans features over 100 historic narrow and standard gauge locomotives and cars exhibited on 15 acres at the foot of North Table Mountain, near Golden, Colorado.