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Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
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Colorado Railroad Museum

A Golden, Colorado museum preserving regional railroad history, with a large outdoor railyard, a depot museum, and seasonal train rides.

17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, CO 80403 · Golden, CO

About Colorado Railroad Museum

The museum keeps the story of railroading in the Rocky Mountain region alive through collecting, research, exhibits, and education. Visitors can explore a large outdoor railyard holding many locomotives, watch restoration work at the roundhouse, and tour a replica 1880s depot with rotating exhibits and a model railroad. Seasonal train rides run on several dates, and special themed events such as holiday train rides take place throughout the year.

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