Last updated: 05/30/2000
Here are some photos I've taken during my various visits to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden Colorado. The museum is located just east of Golden, adjacent to the Coors Brewery on 44th Ave.
Their address is:
17155 W. 44th Ave.
Golden, CO 80402
800-365-6263
303-279-4591
Send your questions, comments or corrections to Brian at:
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Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 #20 was built by Schenectady for the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad in 03/1899. It was later sold to the Denver & Rio Grande and finally traded to the Rio Grande Southern in 1915. The #20 served on the RGS until being sold to the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club in 1952. (768x336 58.9K jpg) |
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Denver & Rio Grande class C-19 2-8-0 #346 was built by Baldwin in 07/1881 for the Denver & Rio Grande Railway Co.'s #406 named Cumbres. It remained on the Rio Grande roster through various corporate reorganizations until 05/1947 when it was sold to Montezuma Lumber Co. at McPhee CO. It was later sold to a junk dealer in 1948, and was finally sold to the "Narrow Gauge Motel" in Alamosa CO in 1950. In 1958 title was transferred to Bob Richardson, and in 1958 to the CRRM where it remains in service. (720x336 60.1K jpg). |
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D&RG #491 was rebuilt from a standard gauge C-41 class 2-8-0 to a K-36 class 2-8-2 in 1928. It was donated to the Colorado Historical Society in 1970 when the D&RG was abandonning it's Colorado narrow gauge lines. It was loaned to the to the CRRM in 1985. (720x336 58.9K jpg) |
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United States Gypsum Co. used "Peewee" at Midland CA and Wilds CO. It was acquired by the museum in 11/1965. The herald on the cab is for the "Golden City & San Juan Railroad". (608x368 38.7K jpg) |
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Denver & Rio Grande Western #50 is a 200hp diesel switcher that originally served the Sumpter Valley Railroad as their #101 in Oregon. It was acquired by the D&RGW in 1963 and worked for a while as the switcher at Durango. In 1970 it was sold to the Roaring Camp and Big Trees in California where one of it's gears was stripped in a runaway train accident. It was sold to a museum in Durango in 1981, then purchased by the CRRM in 1984. |
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Union Pacific 0-6-0 #4455 was built by Lima in 10/1920 and served in UP's Denver yards. It was sold to the Laramie Valley Railway Co. (Monolith Portland Cement Co.) at Laramie WY in 1949 and was last used in 1970. It was donated to the CRRM in 1972. (688x352 68.2K jpg) |
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American Oil Company's 0-4-0T #1 was built by Alco (Cooke) in 1920. It operated at the Standad Oil (American Oil in 1960) plant in Casper WY. It was acquired by the CRRM in 1962. (688x400 53.2K jpg) |
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Manitou & Pikes Peak #1 is a tank cog/rack locomotive built for use on the
steep grades from Manitou Springs to the summit of Pikes Peak. This Vauclain
compound locomotive was originally built
as the "John Hulbert" by Baldwin in 1890, it was rebuilt again by
Baldwin in 1923. In 1941 the #1 was retired to static display at the Cheyenne
Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs until 1979 when it was traded to the CRRM for
M&PP #4 which had been at the museum since 1968.
The Vauclain compound system was popular on Baldwin locomotives for a while early in the 20th century. The high pressure cylinder is on bottom, the low pressure cylinder above it, and the valve is inside of the high pressure cylinder. |
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Denver & Rio Grande C-28 2-8-0 was built by Baldwin in 1890 as the #583 and renumbered to #683 in 1924. It was sold to the San Luis Valley Southern in 1947 to became their #106. It was retired in 1955 and purchased by the CRRM in 1962. It is the only surviving Rio Grande standard gauge steam locomotive. (736x432 71.9K jpg) |
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 4-8-4 #5629 was built as a class O5-A coal burner at the CB&Q's West Burlington shops in 1940. It was converted to oil in 1950 becoming a class O5-B locomotive. It was retired in 1956 and was used for a time as a mobile/stationary boiler. At some point during this service it was allowed to freeze while full of water. It was donated to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NRHS and placed on display at the museum in 1963. (688x384 58K jpg) A 1312x720 144.4K version of this photo is also available. |
