The Colorado Railroad Museum has been in Golden since the late 1950s, yet I had never been there. We recently took the opportunity to see what the museum had to offer. Our discovery: it has so much to offer that we will have to go back again – soon!

Immediately upon walking into the museum, my 3-year old was enthralled by all the train stuff. We told him that this was only the beginning (at least we were hoping that there was more than a gift shop at the museum). The attendant quickly filled us in on all the fun that awaited us!

The Colorado Railroad Museum is situated on 15 acres in Golden. There are over 100 trains and railcars on-site. Many of them were open so that we could climb a staircase and receive a closer look of the train interior. Some were more luxurious, others were used to haul materials, and a few were used to deliver mail. All had a rich history and plenty of opportunity for discovery.

Getting ready to ring the bell on one of the locomotives.

Both my 3-year old and 18-month old loved ringing the bell on one of the locomotives; but, the highlight was the Galloping Goose. Anyone who hasn’t had a ride on the Galloping Goose and listened to its history needs to hurry over to the museum when the Goose is in motion. I won’t go into the history now – but it is certainly interesting, especially for railroad enthusiasts. And who wouldn’t like a ride on something called a Galloping Goose?!

All aboard the Galloping Goose!

Although we got to spend some time looking at the model train in the depot basement and even though we saw most of the locomotives and railcars, we could have spent more time there (according to my 3-year old). Consequently, we will be back – soon!