My general rule is to only give a review after visiting a place at least twice. If the first time is less than good, then I give it another chance.However, I can saw without pause or hesitation that the Colorado Railroad Museum is a 5 star location and absolutely worth your patronage. I will most certainly be back.While you could argue that a train museum is likely to be more geared towards children, I think what makes this location so great is that it caters to the young, and young at heart really seamlessly.From the absolutely impressive model train village in the basement (make sure to bring 2 quarters along!) to the absolute larger than life engines and cars on the 15 acre property, there really is a little something for everyone. And if you catch them at the right time of year you can even catch a live performance of The Polar Express.It was very clean and all well taken care of. All the staff and volunteers clearly love working there and given that we visited during the time of Covid, they didnt miss a bit.If youre going to visit, I would highly recommend early in the afternoon on a weekday. Enjoy!

We had a great time at the museum. We were a group of two grandparents, one mom, and two kids under two years old. Because of their age, the kids got the most out of the toy trains, and when the big train came into the lot. We really wish we could have ridden in a train, but that was only reserved for the weekends in September 2020. Staff was very friendly and their gift shop is great!

These guys were not only knowledgeable about trains but they were the kindest people that Ive come across in a long time. They went out of their way to make sure that my little boy had the best time he possibly could. Thank you so much Colorado Railroad Museum. My family and I will definitely be back

Really cool museum with a ton of trains you can actually go inside and check out. Highly recommend for a family or group. Especially for the price!

Extreme experience, so interesting seeing old trains, with each its own history! Very kind people.

Great place to visit working trains and climb aboard beautiful restored vintage railroad cars. For a small fee you can ride around the complex in a restored train and hear about the history of trains. Fun for all ages!

This was a great museum and I would visit again. The train ride gave some good history (unfortunately I went on a day that they were using a Diesel engine and some newer passenger cars) but the guide was very nice and was giving out the good information. He was able to give information on every piece of equipment on the 3 laps that the train did. It was cool to see historic and famous engines such as the 5771 and the 491. Being in Sacramento, I have access to a very good railroad museum but never have I once been able to go into the shops-meanwhile, here I can tour it by myself. The only problem I had here was the 3011, which is a favorite engine of mine, was in awful condition. It would nice to at least cosmetically restore it. Also there were wasps in some areas so I couldn’t go there, but still a great experience.

All i can say is wow....wish more cars were open to go in but wonderful experience!

Fun time at the Halloween railroad today. The staff is always so nice and helpful.

I love trains! The staff were very knowledgeable and eager to share information. Very cool little museum

I just attended A Day out with Thomas. The event itself was very well done and my son was the happiest little guy ever with his love for trains. However, this review is because of the horrible customer service I received from Beth. I had purchased 4 tickets to the event, and I was unable to use a ticket. When I requested a refund the first response I received via email was that my request was denied because I did not provide a reason as to why I was requesting a refund. I thought that was odd, so I responded and said that I didn’t know I needed to provide a reason but that boyfriend broke up with me and therefore was not attending the event. The response was denied again with a different reason saying there were no exchanges or refunds. So I received two different answers as to my refund request on top of making me upset that I had to give a personal reason. So Thursday, I called the museum itself and explained this issue. The lady answering the phone took my name and number and said she would call me back with an answer. 15 mins later she returned my call and apologized for my experience but told me when I came for my ticketed time to pick my tickets up at Will Call and go inside and ask for Beth. She explicitly told me that a refund wouldn’t be given but that I would be offered some sort of compensation for my experience. I did exactly what she said. And Beth is who was inside. I handed her my ticket and begin to explain why I was there. She quickly took my tickets, turned and said “you missed your train time?...”. I said no, and proceeded to tell her why I was there and she cut me off saying there were no refunds or exchanges. I told her I was told to ask for her because I was promised compensation for my experience. I was so upset at the lack of customer service I just turned and left because it wasn’t worth the argument. If a business is going to try to make it right, this business 100% failed at that!

Great selection of Spyderco knives. Service was awesome as were the prices. I highly recommend this as a stop if you are a knife buff or passing thru

Make sure to bring quarters! There’s a cool mini train set downstairs. The steam engine train was cool to see too. Lots of things to see here.

Love this place! We have done the Day Out with Thomas for the past five years. The staff is always great, the trains are awesome, and the kids love it. Some great history and fun to be had!

We LOVED this museum! So glad we visited! Next time we are in Denver we will be back! Beautiful setting also!We had planned to be here on a Monday morning for about an hour. We ended up going on Sunday afternoon and I am so glad we did because we spent several hours here! One hour is definitely not enough time!

Our 3 yo loves it here. Check the website to come when at least the outdoor garden trains are running, most of the time Wed and weekends.

Fun little adventure. Tons of old trains. Worth the trip

Saw the Polar Express this season amidst Covid and it was awesome! Not only a great show but never dealt unsafe in the slightest bit.

Went the weekend Thomas the Tank Engine was there. Kids loved it.

What a great experience and the staff is unbelievable went far beyond expectations. I will be going back.

Super cool spot. Especially if you have a train lover in your life. The scale of it all is unbelievable- great way to spend a couple of hours. The only thing that would have made the experience better is if all trains were hands on or at least able to walk through. Still a very good experience and very reasonable for the money- even the gift shop wasnt out of hand as many are. The models are amazing as well. Wear sunscreen.

We always have so much fun here! It also helps that my son is obessed with trains. I like that you can bring your own food & drinks & the staff is very friendly.

This was alot of fun, and very interesting. All of the employees were very helpful and and asked us many times if they could answer any questions or give us directions.

They did a great job with a Socially Distancing Polar Express experience! Great job, well done!

Wonderful experience! Me, my husband and our 20 month old loved seeing all the trains and riding the train. We didnt have any quarters, so next time we visit CO, well be sure to stop by so we can operate the model trains. 10/10 would recommend HIGHLY.

We road the galloping goose. My son got to ride up front with the engineer! It was an amazing experience for him. The staff were very accommodating and knowledgeable. There was a photography exhibit on display with wonderful shots as well as a highly detailed HO scale train layout. Most trains were “explorable”. My 5 year old had a blast!

Great museum with many things to see. My grandson loved it!

Really cool place to visit if you love trains. They aren’t skimpy with train cars/engines to look at and go inside, including the famous galloping goose and a rotary engine for clearing the tracks of snow that is quite the monster. On the lower level of the main depot they have a very large HO miniature train layout that fills the basement. There is also an O scale Alpine Railway layout outdoors (this is the largest of the miniature train sizes) as well as a full working train you can ride on which circles the property. The only downside is that these latter features aren’t available on weekdays and I found myself staring at an empty layout with no running trains. I thought I got my money’s worth, however, in being able to explore the full-size train cars on the property. A must-see for any train enthusiast.

Lots of train engines and cars you dont see too often and some classics. The HO gauge railroad layout is awesome. Kids will love being able to get in the engineers cab on the old steam locomotive. Well worth the small amount of money.

Love this museum! My son is a rail fanner and so there is plenty to keep us both interested.

Amazing museum. I have visited here many times over the last 3 years and the place keeps getting better. They are a restorative museum so they have a full roundhouse and trains they are working to repair. If you have a kid or just love trains you can not do better than this!

It was really cool!! All of the volunteers there are amazing and you can tell they are so proud and happy to do what they do

Our second home! Everyone is so wonderful. From the depot staff, library folks, volunteers to the vendors, everyone is so nice and helpful. Very glad to be members. Lots of events throughout the year. Best investment in family entertainment ever and its tax deductible!!

Best experience ever! I visited with my father in January (We are from Peru) and my glasses frame. Broke and they help me with glue, omg was so embarrassed but they help me and I always be thankful for that, love you guys!!

Great collection of engines and cars from all eras of railroad history. Staff is very friendly and willing to chat. There is some serious restoration going on here as well - very impressive. Note that most of the museum is outdoor, so plan appropriately. They only run teams around the tracks on certain days of the week.

Theyre managing covid well and its an outdoor museum mostly. A great way to get out with the kids as safely as possible.

Nice spot if you love trains

Who knew how much fun a museum like this could be?! Apparently not me. The model train downstairs was inspiring and intricate, I couldve watched it for hours. The trains outside will interest anyone with an interest in history, engineering, or design. Super cool, definitely worth the trip.

An awesome place to take kids...only complaint is why they would put masks on their exhibits...example: mail men on a train from 1920 and a telegrapher with a mask on?Are you trying to make children believe wearing masks has always existed?

Good start to building a wonderful museum. The working round table is neat to watch. Many of the things I wanted to see were closed for a private party. I expected to see all the trains instead of those not being used by party groups. This should have been made known when I bought the tickets.

The experirence was very nice . The staff there where more then willing to answer our questions and show us. The NO.20 Engine. Which was fantastic. We felt like we had our own special tour.

Excellent Railroad Museum! Lots of neat old trains to look at up close and person and the gift shop is now too! I definitely like the DRGW SD40T-2!

This is an amazing museum. Great place to bring young kids and grandparents too. The train ride is about 15 minutes.

The Railroad museum is a great place to get up close and personal with many fascinating pieces of history dating back hundreds of years nearly. From old tech to new and everywhere in between, it is quite a sight even for someone who has seen all different trains before. I really enjoyed my time and everyone else too. They are adding new features every year and weekends are the best as they have train journeys around the museum.

A great place to see many of the different types of engines, rolling stock and other railroad equipment used throughout Colorado

Great trip for the family or even just yourself. They do some great events throughout the year and provide a very fun and educational environment that both children and adults can enjoy and learn from! Well worth the trip!!

Very cool place to visit. We got there just after 4. The main reason I wanted to go was to ride the train, so I was disappointed when the girl told us after we bought the tickets that the last train ride was 3 minutes before. I thought it was odd that it was an hour before close, but I suppose they have clean up to do. Its a cool place to check out though.

Epic collection of old engines and nice info boards scattered about. Impressive model railway downstairs in the main building. Train rides dont run everyday so double check before if thats important to you!

So many amazing train cars, locomotives, and historically correct consists. They also have a nice HO set downstairs, interesting but not overwhelming displays of uniforms and signs, and friendly staff. The price is fair and they are preserving an interesting slice of rail history. Please take the rattlesnake warning signs seriously and be gentle with the trains you climb into and onto. Its a treat to get so close to the mighty Iron and its important to respect its condition.

Too expensive for a cup of warm coco. Santa was rushed through too fast. Felt like cattle in line for the slaughter

So fun and every affordable for everyone. Thursday thru Sunday you can pay an additional fee to ride some of the trains in a loop around the property !! If my memory serves me right the gentleman today said they are running the diesels this week!!! Hope to see you there

Fun for an afternoon, even better when you can get a train ride. Fun to see/hear restoration & repairs in progress, and walk around and climb into trains. In winter months, the only train rides are evening Polar Express.

I love the mini train Town.

Always a great experience! Staff is very friendly and the entry price isnt bad at all. Kids love this place.

Great museum of trains!!! They have the oldest working steam train in the west and its #346 and one of the oldest hand powered locomotive turntables in America. See pics.... The people that run it are really nice and knowledgeable about the trains and their history. Definitely a great place to go to for a quick trip out....

A must museum for train lovers - need at least 3 hours there. And a train ride :-)

This museum does a fantastic job of presenting the history of American Railroading

Located in a scenic area on the edge of the mountains, the Colorado Railroad Museum is a window into history. Powerful steam engines stand proudly in the grounds for museum visitors to walk around, read about, and in some cases, climb in for a closer look!Make sure to check out the museum inside for a collection of photographs of the trailblazers that made the Frontier accessible to the masses, as well as an impressive model train recreation of a fictional Colorado mountain town.With informative signs and knowledge and enthusiastic staff, this place is a must see for all ages.

This museum is a fun way to spend an afternoon. It was not very crowded so it was easy to walk around and enjoy really looking at all the trains. There were so many different trains from throughout history - it was amazing! Inside, there is an exhibit for kids (but as an adult, I enjoyed it too!) that went through the alphabet, explaining various historical facts or technical facts about trains. In the basement, there is an elaborate mini train exhibit that is amazing! Outside, you are free to roam and many of the trains allow you to get on them or in them so you can enjoy them from a different perspective. We spend about 90 minutes there and we would definitely visit again.

A Day Out with Thomas was so much fun! Staff was almost as enthusiastic as the kids!

Very good, I want to visit again soon. I would recommend to anyone.

A very cool display of trains with very friendly and helpful staff. They have a working roundhouse where trains are repaired. You can walk into many of the train cars on display.Keep in mind it is almost entirely outdoors so plan accordingly.

Met Thomas! Great staff! 100% recommend

An amazing place to bring family. Its very kid friendly and the kids who were there seemed to really enjoy it. I loved the experience and would definitely recommend!

Always a great time. My son loves it.

Rusty old trains and steamy engines. Nuff said.

We went there for the Polar Express train ride and it was wonderful. The people that work there are the greatest and most caring people I have had the pleasure to meet. While we were there we looked at the large model train set they have and my granddaughter loved it. She was excited to get her quarters to watch it run. (It takes 1 quarter). I will definitely go back just to look at all there displays, and spend time with the wonderful people there.

Best place to see Colorados rail road history an get hands on with some of the past trains

Got to have a ride on Galloping Goose 7, pretty cool contraption! This museum seems to be very well equipped to make repairs and get rolling stock in operating condition. Loved the ability to freely roam the property with minimal restriction. Most railroad places go overboard on safety and restrictions to the point where it’s not fun and nearly pointless. Here you can get up close and personal and touch things! The round house, and turntable are very cool! If only they had an existing mainline connection! A great collection of narrow and standard gauge pieces.

We went on Wednesday and the trains are totally awesome.I had a one an half year old boy that is train crazy along with boys ages 8 thru 12 and a 5 and half year girl who got in all the trains, and the staff members at the round house were nice.The major strike outs here is the only restroom is at the front and as you can see in one of my pictures strollers can have a tough time getting through the chunky gravel.The museum is not handicap accessible.And the staff are invisible, they dont talk to you about the trains, no one says hi, the lady at the entrance did not tell us anything about anything.No one was there to tell you anything just read the signs.Except the Staff at the Round House, they are Totally Awesome and took time out for our kids.We Had A Great Time and the railroad men at the round house made it the greatest!

Love this place, very cheap entrance fees.

Fun place to go. Great hamburgers

Did the Special Friday tour and our Guide Erik was awesome. Got to ride the train and explore the round house. The cars are beautiful and they have so much history!!

Thanks all efforts in reopen summer 2020 all caring staff & volunteers who made our visit remarkable we will be back soon to bring friends all year long as we really enjoy the sights and staff & treasured pictures there from last winters & throughout the year with friends.

Definitely not worth the $10 and nothing worth coming back a second time. 90% of the exhibits were closed, but was still charged full price, the quarter machine in the gallery is broken, but wasnt offered my quarter back, and the staff had zero idea if the train show would even be on that day or not, all they said was Maybe......what a waste of time and money! Not kid friendly at all, trains are not well kept and are dirty, train ride was closed and lots of staff just sitting around.

Loved it! Complete with an HO layout downstairs. They were grilling up hot dogs. Plenty of place to wonder and look at the exhibitions. They built an authentic 1920s style roundhouse about 18 years ago and it looks nice. Also, all the out buildings are modeled after rail stations, etc. Make you feel like you are in the 1940s at a depot. There is also a garden railroad. Make a donation to help the fund more refurbishing on the exhibits. Oh, some exhibits are sufficiently restored that you can hold private events like a wedding party, company meeting, etc. Most impressive

Super fun for the train lover in your family! Lots of interesting facts, great pictures with stories, HO layout in basement (kinda small) but outside are THE trains.

This is a Blue Star Museum, as a military family we thank you for your support! We had an amazing amazing time visiting and could have easily stayed longer than we did! Theres so much to look at! The model train area is so intricate, it kept us busy (and two children) for close to 2 hours! We were taken into the back, for a behind the scenes look and were even more amazed! All of the little details could take you days to see! We will certainly be back!

The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado is the place to visit with young children, train enthusiasts, and any aged adult. It’s a little bit of fun for everyone. And you can beat the price. The only reason it got 4 stars is I wish the ride itself was a bit longer.

Great place to take the kids we loved it. They keep asking if we can take them back

I have been coming here since I began to walk. My favorite place and have been coming back for 10+ years. I actually volunteered here for about 3 years and always had a blast. I am moving though and I am definitely going to miss this place. Favorite exhibit is the Garden Railroad or Roundhouse. I have a youtube channel called Next Gen Railroader and 70+ percent of the content is from the CRRM!

Everything fun but the ride we kind like it but we expected more of the ride not just in a circle but over all it sure is fun and educational for the kids...

I Love Trains and I had a blast here. 15 Acres with over a hundred different railroad cars to explore, plus a roundhouse that was very unique. I spent 4 hours there and wore myself out walking the grounds but it was worth every minute of it! They also had quite an elaborate model railroad set up there.

Very neat museum. My kids of all ages all enjoyed.

This place is amazing! Art with trains. Models of trains. Small town with trains, inside and out. History of trains. Library of trains. Trains you can climb in. Trains you can watch being restored. Didnt get to ride the train but will definitely go back for that!

Tons of fun for kids. Daughter is 2 and had a great time. Activities all year long and lots to look at. Train ride was a hit.

Not as impressed as I though I would be; with that being said the museum is still a place Id recommend visiting. We went for Thomas The Trains Day Out and it was fun for the kids, we just though the train ride would be more than four laps around the property. For $25 a ticket I expected more.With that being said, there is unique Colorado history and its as if you take a time machine back into the early 1900s. The staff are friendly and very knowledgeable.

Love this place. If youre a rail fan, definitely check this place out

So many beautiful trains and so much history!

Enjoyable. Staff went out of their way to keep everyone safe in this time of Covid.

Place is awesome for train fans. My kid loves being able to go inside trains and passenger carts. And for a few extra dollers you can ride on the big steam train that goes around the premises. Plus through out the year the have cool events. Pumpkin patch rides, North pole express ride and Thomas the train visits once a year.

Didnt even know this was a thing until 2 days ago! So cool!

A fun museum for children and adults alike.

Great place and so much history. Ive gone here several times and most recently had the opprunity to talk to one of the employees about most railroad projects going on in Colorado. Como, Colorado being one of them. The Railroad Muesum has been donating rail cars to this small amount of track in the town and has honored me with great respect for the museum.

I came to see a Galloping Goose or two and I saw three of them. I also caught a steam locomotive being manually turned on the the turntable, which was very interesting. Also enjoyed the model railway in the basement. Walked around and had a look at the other rolling stock. Some of it would obviously not roll any more. But still in much better shape than what I found Travel Town, LA, CA.

Ive been coming here for years with my buddy Michael and have always appreciated the kind and knowledgeable staff/volunteers. The museum is well set up with changing exhibits and events. Michael and I have always enjoyed coming to visit!

One of our most favorite places to visit in town. The staff are really nice and the wealth of knowledge they provide is impressive. The train rides seem to never get old. History abounds at this local treasure.

This great museum was a last minute decision on our recent trip to Colorado. We had a great time and the staff were all more than pleasant and helpful. We had a great time and learned a great deal.

Train museum is great if you love trains, otherwise it could get boring real quick. I spent about an hour here and it was interesting - the gift shop is pretty weak however.

While the admissions price is arguably a little bit on the pricey side, this place, on a regular day, has loads of trains and history to explore. Our kids have a blast anytime we go, and its always interesting to wander the grounds.I would say, however, the special events are probably the best part of the museum. We did the Thomas day this weekend and its one of those really magical types of things for the kids that make it truly amazing. Well certainly be doing the Polar Express event and looking into the other major events that the museum puts on.