While on vacation in Colorado, mostly to visit relatives and hike in the Rockies, we paid a visit to the
Colorado Railroad Museum. This is a volunteer organization located in Golden, a Denver suburb. It has a superb collection of equipment, both standard and 3' narrow gauge.
Limited operation takes place on a loop of narrow gauge track around the property. I spoke to a volunteer there named Steve Lee (not the same Steve Lee who runs the UP steam program, I suppose) who was very helpful and informative.
You may notice that there are no barns, only a small roundhouse. The CRRM board has made a deliberate policy to keep everything outside so that it can be viewed and photographed in its natural environment. That's nice, but as a result the entire collection is slowly being destroyed by the weather. I, of course, could not disagree more with this policy, but so it goes.
In any case, the museum is an excellent place to visit and is nicely arranged. It has several informative displays and a large model railroad in the depot. It's highly recommended for anybody travelling through the Denver area.
While on vacation in Colorado, mostly to visit relatives and hike in the Rockies, we paid a visit to the Colorado Railroad Museum. This is a volunteer organization located in Golden, a Denver suburb. It has a superb collection of equipment, both standard and 3' narrow gauge.
Limited operation takes place on a loop of narrow gauge track around the property. I spoke to a volunteer there named Steve Lee (not the same Steve Lee who runs the UP steam program, I suppose) who was very helpful and informative.
You may notice that there are no barns, only a small roundhouse. The CRRM board has made a deliberate policy to keep everything outside so that it can be viewed and photographed in its natural environment. That's nice, but as a result the entire collection is slowly being destroyed by the weather. I, of course, could not disagree more with this policy, but so it goes.
In any case, the museum is an excellent place to visit and is nicely arranged. It has several informative displays and a large model railroad in the depot. It's highly recommended for anybody travelling through the Denver area.
I can't imagine the Colorado environment being too friendly to railroad equipment stored outdoors for long periods of time. I imagine that a lot of work has to be redone every few years in order to keep the equipment somewhat presentable. Yet, behind that shiny paint, more rot is taking place. Ever seen the wood sill on a caboose that's sat outside for a number of years?
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