Time Table
The Colorado Railroad Museum is more than static displays of railroading history. Come out to the Museum on one of our “Steam-Up” operating days and Lose Track of Time. There's nothing like the sights and sounds of railroading as it was a hundred years ago.
Buffalo Bill Wild West Days
July 24 & 25
Featuring running train rides.
In cooperation with Golden’s Buffalo Bill Days, the Colorado Railroad Museum is steaming up the No. 346 for a special weekend of train rides highlighting the Wild West and Buffalo Bill’s legacy on the rails.
Meet Buffalo Bill, Doc Holliday, Big Nose Kate, Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp & other famous Old West heroes and villians! Witness gunfights, train robbery and card games. Children’s crafts. Root beer floats and food concession!
Open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Special event admission applies for nonmembers.
Wine Train
August 21
After-hours event.
Featuring running train rides.
Reserved tickets required.
Purchase tickets today
Lose track of time while sampling Colorado wine, live music and an evening sunset on the rails.
Join us for a private evening experience at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Enjoy the gentle rock of the rails as you ride behind the historic No. 346 locomotive in one of our classic passenger cars, while sampling a variety of wines from Colorado wineries.
Live music provides the background as you stroll the grounds featuring our vintage locomotives, passenger cars and cabooses.
Collectible railroad memorabilia and Colorado Wine baskets will be featured as door prizes and available through silent auction bidding along with other railroadiana. Proceeds from the evening go to benefit the Colorado Railroad Museum’s restoration projects.
Adult Passage $40.00 in Advance $30.00 without Wine $50.00 at the Door
Junior Railroad Days
August 21 & 22
Featuring running train rides.
Kids, earn a Junior Engineer Certificate as you learn all about:
Railroad ties and spikes • Roundhouse and turntable • Lantern and whistle signals • Telegraphs and communication • Railroad safety
Get behind a steam locomotive for a ride around the Museum.
Day Out With Thomas Celebration Tour 2010 
Tickets on sale now –
September 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26
Reserved admission tickets required.
Purchase tickets today.
All aboard for the best birthday party ever! Thomas the Tank Engine is chugging into the Colorado Railroad Museum for Day Out With Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2010. All Thomas fans are invited to come spend the day with their favorite No. 1 engine and celebrate his 65th birthday. For 65 years, children have been captivated by the courageous adventures of Thomas and his engine friends.
A Day Out with Thomas is an exciting way for children and grown-ups to enter the world of Thomas & Friends. The event provides an opportunity for kids to ride on board a train led by Thomas & have their pictures taken with Sir Topham Hatt, the controller of Thomas' railway.
Admission includes access to Museum exhibits and model train layouts, and special DOWT activities that include a petting zoo, temporary tattoos and Imagination Station (train table play area).
Day Out with Thomas tickets are limited and advanced purchase is highly recommended. Tickets are $18 each, ages two and up. Kids under two (less than 24 months old) free. Museum members receive a $2 discount per ticket. Active military personnel receive a $4 discount per ticket. Groups receive a $4 discount per ticket when buying 20 tickets or more.
This is an all weather event and will operate rain or shine. Plan to arrive at least one hour before your scheduled train ride. There are no refunds.
Museum members receive free general admission equal to their membership level, the Day Out with Thomas event is a Museum THEME Event and does not include a free ride. All children under 13 years of age must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Directions, parking and arrival:
Parking for the Day Out With Thomas event is located one half-mile east from the Colorado Railroad Museum on 44th Avenue at the Table Mountain Parkway.
Take I-70 to exit No. 265, Highway 58. Take Highway 58 to the first exit, McIntyre Street Turn right and take McIntyre Street to the next light, West 44th Avenue. Turn left on to 44th Avenue, right on Table Mountain Parkway.
Plan to arrive at least 1 hour before your train ride – we may be unable to accommodate you on a later train if you miss your scheduled time. You may arrive before your train ride and enjoy the activities for as long as you like. The Museum is open at 8:00 a.m. The grounds will close at 6:00 p.m. Late afternoon riders, be sure to arrive at least two hours before your scheduled ride to enjoy all the Day Out With Thomas Activities which close at 5:00PM.
Food and picnics:
The Museum will host a wide range of food vendors for lunch, snacks or dessert or bring your own picnic lunch, however, please note that the Museum has no locker or storage facilities. Both alcohol and cooking are prohibited.
Dress and attire:
Dress appropriately for the weather, the Museum is primarily an outdoor museum. Most Day Out With Thomas Activities however are under cover.
Birthday parties:
Our Birthday Party Caboose in unavailable during the DOWT event due to the high volume of guests expected on the museum grounds. You are welcome to coordinate a party on Museum grounds but we can not reserve any space for groups. Each guest will need admission to enter the museum grounds during the event.
Refunds and exchanges:
There are no refunds. Tickets may be exchanged for another day/time before the event. There is a $4 Exchange Fee per ticket and no exchanges will be made less than 14 days before the scheduled event.
Gift shop and merchandise tent:
The Museum Depot General Store will be open and museum members will receive their membership discount on merchandise purchases. The Day Out With Thomas merchandise tent includes a wide variety of items not carried by the museum. Members do not receive a discount on items purchased in the Day Out With Thomas merchandise tent.
Payment methods:
We accept Visa, MasterCard and cash.
Trick or Treat Train
October 30 & 31
Featuring running train rides.
Santa Express Train
December 4, 11, 12 & 18
Featuring running train rides.
Saturday Special Rides on Goose 7
Now you can ride on the legendary RGS Goose 7 every Saturday (except May 15, 2010), weather permitting. This is a rare opportunity to ride this unusual vehicle that waddled the rails from Durango to Ridgway, through some of most beautiful and rugged terrain in Colorado from 1936-1951.
$4 Adult and $2 Child/ride
If weather is inclement, we'll run Diesel No. 4 and our 19th Century passenger Coach No. 284!
Proud Members of SCFD
In honor of our membership in the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), the Museum will be offering free admission on specified days only. Trains do not run on these days. SCFD dates for 2010 are Saturday March 20 and November 13. Come on out and lose track of time for free.
