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The [[Robert W. Richardson]] Library houses over 10,000 rare historic photographs, along with other reference materials such as timetables, maps, employee records and engineering documents about Colorado railroads.
[[File:Businesscar.jpg|alt=Colorado Railroad Museum Business Car next to Water Tower|thumb|Colorado Railroad Museum Business Car next to Water Tower]]
==Collection==
[[File:Golden CO Colorado-Railroad-Museum D&RGW-683 2012-10-18.JPG|thumb|right|Steam locomotive D&RGW #683 at a mock-up train station.]]
[[File:Golden Steam-locomotive-D&RGW-346 2012-10-18.JPG|thumb|right|Steam locomotive D&RGW #346 (originally numbered D&RG #406)on the turntable, built in 1881, and restored to its 20th-century appearance (Compare with photo below).]]
[[File:D&RG 400, which became GT&C 340.jpg|thumb|right|This early photo of a sister engine shows how D&RGW #346 (originally D&RG 406) appeared in the 1800s, with a diamond stack, decorative trim on the sand dome, box headlight and wooden pilot.]]
[[File:D&RG 406 (D&RG 346)(Class 70, C-19), west of Chama, ca. 1910. CRRM collection.jpg|thumb|right|D&RG 406 (later D&RG 346) west of Chama, New Mexico, ca. 1910. (Colorado RR Museum collection)]]
[[File:D&RG 406 (D&RG 346)(C-19), Marshall Pass, summer 1881.jpg|thumb|right|D&RG 406 (later D&RG 346) at Marshall Pass, Colorado in the summer of 1881, when the engine was new.]]
[[File:Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Class 70 (C-19) Engines (numbers 400-411).jpg|thumb|right|Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Class 70 (C-19) Engines (numbers 400-411) as they were configured in the 1800s. D&RG 346 was originally D&RG 406 (and has been restored to include its 20th-century engineering modifications).]]
[[File:Denver, Leadville & Gunnison RR 191 (which later became Thunder Lake Lumber Co. 7).jpg|thumb|Denver, Leadville & Gunnison RR 191 (which later became Thunder Lake Lumber Co. 7) near the end of its service life in the 20th century (before restoration).]]
[[File:Golden CO Colorado-Railroad-Museum DL&G-191 2012-10-18.jpg|thumb|right|Denver, Leadville & Gunnison RR 191, after restoration. The engine is the oldest steam engine in Colorado. It's restoration included several of its 1800s engineering components such as a diamond stack, box headlight, and wooden pilot (cowcatcher).]]
[[File:RGS Galloping Goose 2 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Rio Grande Southern Railroad Galloping Goose No. 2.]]
The museum has a large collection of {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow-gauge railways|narrow-gauge]] rolling stock and provides narrow-gauge train rides on special event days known as "Steam Up days".
{{anchor|D&RG No. 683}}
The museum also has ex-'''[[Denver and
All of the railroad equipment is displayed outdoors. Display tracks are complete with a rare [[Railroad switch#Three-way switch|three-way]] [[stub switch]], [[dual gauge]] track and switches and century-old switch stands. These tracks hold over 100 historic narrow and standard gauge locomotives and cars. The {{convert|1/3|mi|km}} oval of {{RailGauge|3ft}} gauge track is used by trains on operating days.
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! Name !! Year Built !! Status !! Description
|- id="Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad No. 5629"
| '''[[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad|Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad]] No. 5629''' || 1940 || Display || [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad|Chicago, Burlington & Quincy]] or Burlington Route No. 5629 is a [[4-8-4]] "[[4-8-4|Northern]]" type [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy class O-5|O-5B class]] [[Standard-gauge railway|standard gauge]], oil-fired, [[steam locomotive]] built by the railroad in their [[West Burlington, Iowa]] shops in 1940. Retired in 1956 in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], the locomotive came to the Colorado Railroad Museum in 1963, and remains the largest steam locomotive in the museum. It is one of four surviving Burlington Route
|- id="Rio Grande No. 491"
| '''Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 491''' ||
|- id="Rio Grande No. 346"
| '''Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 346''' || July 1881 ||
|- id="Rio Grande No. 318"
| '''Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 318''' || 1896 || Display || Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad No. 318 is a [[2-8-0]] "[[2-8-0|Consolidation]]" type [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] [[steam locomotive]] built by the [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in March 1896. Built for the F&CC as #8 "Goldfield", sold to the D&RG in 1917 as their No. 428, and later renumbered to 318 in 1921.
|- id="Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway No. 1"
| '''Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway No. 1''' || 1890 || Display || Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway No. 1 is a [[0-4-2]] type [[steam locomotive]] built in 1890 by the [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. Originally named "John Hulbert", No. 1 operated on the [[Pikes Peak Cog Railway]] from 1891 into the 1960s. No. 1 was rebuilt as a [[Vauclain compound]] and numbered #1 in 3/1893.
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| '''Rio Grande Southern No. 20''' || 1899 || Operational || [[Rio Grande Southern]] No. 20 is a [[4-6-0]] "[[4-6-0|Ten Wheeler]]" type [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] [[steam locomotive]] built by the [[Schenectady Locomotive Works]] of [[Schenectady, New York]] in 1899. This locomotive has recently been restored to operating condition as of 2021. No. 20 made its first run under its own power for the first time on July 2, 2020 and made its public debut at the Colorado Railroad Museum on August 1, 2020. No. 20 is currently operational as of May 2022.
|- id="Denver Leadville & Gunnison No. 191"
| '''Denver Leadville & Gunnison No. 191''' || 1880 || Display || Denver Leadville & Gunnison No. 191 is a [[2-8-0]] "[[2-8-0|Consolidation]]" type [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] [[steam locomotive]] built by the [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. No. 191 was built as [[Denver, South Park
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|'''Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 683'''
|1890
|Display
|Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 683 is a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type standard gauge steam Locomotive. No. 683 entered service as the Rio Grande completed its very first standard gauge line between Denver and Salt Lake City. It was retired in 1955 and is the last surviving standard gauge locomotive from the Denver and Rio Grande Western.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Isaacks |first=Matt |date=2022-03-11 |title=Big Train Tours: D&RGW No. 683 |url=https://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/2022/03/11/big-train-tours-drgw-no-683/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Colorado Railroad Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>
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===Special equipment ===
▲'''•''' West Side Lumber Company #14 (Shay locomotive)
*Chicago Burlington & Quincy snow plow No. 205065
*Colorado & Southern rotary snow plow No. 99201
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{{Commons category|Colorado Railroad Museum}}
*{{Official website|http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/}}
*[https://coloradorailroadmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/ Colorado Railroad Museum Online Collections]
*[http://www.denvergardenrailway.org/ Denver Garden Railway Society website]
*[http://www.DenverHOModelRRClub.org/ Denver HO Model Railroad Club website]
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