Several times a year, the Colorado Railroad Museum holds what they call a Steam Up, sometimes for special occasions, like Fathers Day, sometimes for no reason at all. I was lucky enough to be in the area for one of those "no-reason-at-all"s. They fired up engine Number 40, hooked up a variety of passenger haulers and started around their loop of track. Each loop takes about 5 minutes so they did it three times to give a nice ride. Also makes it possible to try again if you miss a picture angle the first time around. I chose to ride in a nicely restored old passenger car that was marked for the Denver and Rio Grande Western. It looks like it's going to get some more paint on the outside but the inside was very nice. Someone has done a lot of good work on that car.
The museum has a nice collection of equipment, most of it better cared for than you find at a lot of other outdoor museums. They have a nice selection of railroad books and other railroad items in their gift shop. Check 'em out.
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