Grades K – 6 $8 per participant (student & chaperones)
10 am – 2 pm, Thurs, Apr 28 & Fri, Apr 29
Paid reservations required by Weds, April 18
Celebrate the impact railroads had on Colorado. Ride
behind a historic locomotive that ran in Colorado, learn Morse code, meet a Hobo, and learn his language, try turning the turntable, and more.

Learn the names of the different rail cars & the work they do.

What is the difference between a passenger and a freight car, a caboose, and locomotive, and the work they do? This fun, activity-based tour brings students up close and personal to real trains!

Cost: $4 per child, ages 2-15. Supervisors receive free Museum admission.

Guest train ride opportunities when not running public trains:
- Galloping Goose #7 (1-100 Guests) ($500) (25 maximum per trip) Note: not available during pandemic
- Diesel locomotive with passenger cars (1-500 Guests) (125 maximum/trip) ($1,250)
- Steam Locomotive with passenger cars (1-500 Guests) (125 maximum/trip) ($3,000)

On public train ride days: $4/per adult & $2/per child

Please note that masks will be required in alignment with Federal regulations until lifted by the TSA.

Explore the railroad’s impact on westward expansion and Colorado’s settlement.

Using primary documents and objects as well as hands-on activities, students explore the impact of railroads on westward expansion during the 19th and 20th centuries - gaining a greater understanding of their influence on the United States and Colorado history.

Cost: $4 per child, ages 2-15. Supervisors receive free Museum admission.

A number of characters depended upon Colorado railroads to make their living. Invite one of our friends to your classroom for a program that helps bring history to life.
• Author Robert Louis Stevenson
• Harvey Girl
* Hobo
• Architect and designer, Mary Colter
Grades: ALL. Cost: $100 per class.

Delve into the simple and complex machines found at the museum’s active railyard. Students use steam locomotives, our turntable, and telegraph to explore wheels, axles, and inclined planes at the railyard.

Cost: $4 per child, ages 2-15, one supervisor for every five children (under 12). Supervisors receive free Museum admission.
Payment in full is due on the day of your field trip.

This self-guided tour lets students set out on their own to explore all the history the Colorado Railroad Museum has to offer.

Cost:
• $4 per child, PreK-12th grade
• Free admission for one adult chaperone for every five children (under 12). Chaperones receive free Museum admission. $10 for each adult over this ratio
Payment in full is due on the day of your field trip.

Explore historic and primary artifacts for a better understanding of how railroads impacted our state. The museum offers three trunks: Technology & Trains, Social Customs on the Railroad, and Economy on the Tracks.

Cost: $50

Learn how Colorado came to be settled, from a railroad point of view! Students "lay" track before trying the routes out for themselves gaining a better understanding of settlement patterns and geography along the way.

$6 per student (includes train ride and tour)
Available on Tuesday and Thursday only
Students learn about economics from the perspective of the railroad and its customers before taking a ride on a Rio Grande Southern motorcar (one of six still in existence) that saved the railroad from bankruptcy.

March 22 -March 25, 2022. 10 am to 2:00 pm
Included with admission
Students and their families join the Museum for a week of fun activities exploring hobos, Morse code, flags, lanterns, chimes, semaphores, and more!

Working with the Colorado Department of Education, the Museum developed a Primary Source Set: Travel by Train. It can be found at - https://www.cde.state.co.us/cosocialstudies/pssets#four