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Colorado Railroad Museum

The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO, just west of Denver. The museum houses an extensive collection of rolling stock, most of it with a connection to the unique history of railroading in rugged Colorado. The museum has an active restoration program and a circular track for rides on the weekends.


Main entrance

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Visitor center

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Denver and Rio Grande Loco #491

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Locomotives through the years

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California Zephyr - 1940s?

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California Zephyr v. City of Denver

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Timetables

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Colorado Locomotives

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Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) switching console (1937-1991)

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CTC console

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CTC console

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Pictoral history of David Moffit

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Coupling pin

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Pin coupler

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Pin coupler

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Pin coupler

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Old truck with friction bearings

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Viewing the lubricating wick inside a friction bearing

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D&RG locomotive 191 (1880)

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Locomotive 191 nameplate

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Locomotive 191 with caboose 49

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Me and D&RG 683

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Inside Colorado Midland coach 111

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Colorado Midland coach 111

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D&RG Loco 683 with full consist

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Denver and Intermountain Railroad caboose 902 - only 16 tons

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Mixed caboose consist

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Visitor center as Denver & Rio Grand RR depot

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Depot

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Railway post office

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Railway post office car

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Locomotive simulator controls

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Locomotive simulator controls

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Restored parlor car

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Cog wheel locomotive description - for very high grades

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Cog wheel track

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Cog wheels

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Me and M&PPRR cog wheel loco #1 (1893)

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Colorado & Southern narrow gauge caboose 1009 and 11-ton freight car 7064

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C&S caboose 1009 rear view

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C&S narrow gauge consist

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Me and freight car 7064

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Hand brake closeup on D&RGW freight car 3661 - before air brakes, brakemen used to have to walk on tops of cars and turn these wheels to stop the train

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California Zephyr description

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D&RG streamlined diesel-electric loco 5771 (1955)

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Loco 5771 description

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Loco 5771 traction motor

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Loco 5771 traction motor

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Loco 5771 truck

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Rotary plow description

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Rotary plow

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UP 50-ton freight car behind loco 5771

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UP passenger car 5442

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UP 5442 truck

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SFRR stainless steel streamline car (Southwest Chief)

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SFRR streamline car rear

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Spare parts

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Spare couplers / draft gears

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Spare draft gears and center bowls

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Spare bolsters and wheels

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Spare axles

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Union Tank Car (UTLX) 88125: 30-ton narrow gauge petroleum carrier

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Freight cars behind roundhouse awaiting restoration

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RGS Galloping Geese description

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RGS goose 6

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RGS goose 6

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RGS goose 2

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RGS goose 2

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RGS goose 7

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Family at museum

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