Colorado Railroad Museum

Northwest

Front Range

Northeast

Denver Area

Southwest

South Central

Southeast

The Museum building is a replica of a 1880s-style depot. It houses thousands of rare old photographs, artifacts and documents illustrating the colorful histories of the railroads which have served the state for over 125 years.

Exhibits feature original photographs by pioneer photographers such as William Henry Jackson and Louis Charles McClure, as well as paintings by Howard Fogg, Otto Kuhler, Ted Rose and other artists. Spectacular 1 inch = 1 foot locomotive and car models by Herb Votaw are also displayed. A bay window contains a reconstructed depot telegrapher's office, complete with a working "sounder". Every nook and corner contains its share of fascinating railroad items.

Be sure to visit the lower level, which is home to the Denver HO Society's “Denver and Western” large operating model train layout. Open to the public until 9:00 PM on the first Thursday of each month, it features HO, HOn3 and electrics that represent Colorado rail history in miniature.

The lower level of the Museum Depot is home to our Exhibition Hall, which features seasonal and traveling displays on all aspects of railroading history.