On Saturday, October 24, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Ben, Kendall, Dannis, and Paul stayed busy working on several smaller projects. First up, we got the coupler lift cylinder rebuilt for the Trackmobile. So that got installed, and we did some other maintenance to that machine to make sure the hydraulic system is working good. Next we scoured the museum for parts to build out the exhaust for the heating stove that is being installed in the C&W Caboose. Before lunch, we shuffled our speeders around so the gang car was first out and ready for the axle swap.

After a quick lunch break, work continued on the gang car to remove the drive axle so some pieces can be removed for reuse on the replacement axle that will soon go under the car. Now that the Patriot, Engine 102, is out of service for the remainder of the year, we had some time to start checking her over for some possible work. Lastly, we checked out some possible Halloween decorations, getting ready for next Saturday’s event.

I have included a few pictures of today’s work.

– Paul

Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for our Cemetery Express public train ride event on Saturday, October 31. Train rides will be available from 4PM to 8PM behind the Pueblo Union Depot. Train ride tickets are $15 for a ride in the engine, and $10 for a ride in one of our three cabooses. Children under 3 ride the train free! Cash or check preferred, but credit cards accepted. Train ride tickets can only be purchased during the event. Purchase your tickets at our Gift Shop, a converted caboose behind the Depot, near the passenger boarding area. Trains depart every 20 minutes, so there will be multiple opportunities during the event to ride the train.

Bring your used train ride tickets to the Pueblo Heritage Museum, across the street from the Pueblo Union Depot, for half-price admission!

Our mini-train will be on display, in cooperation with the Pueblo Downtown Association. There is no admission fee to attend the event itself. The charge is only for the train ride.

Our train ride event schedule for 2026 can be found on our Events Page. To receive updates about our upcoming events, follow our blog. Enter your email address on the bottom of this web page and click the “follow” button.

On Saturday, October 17, volunteers Dwight, Kendall, Reid, Bruce, Ben, Dannis, Jasper, Cole, and Paul fired up Engine 103 and got busy switching equipment around to get things ready for our Halloween event in two weeks. We had to move some freight equipment out of the way and place our haunted railcars in spot at the depot platforms. This was some good practice for some of the crew to get more familiar with train operations and switching cars around that we don’t normally do. When we finished switching equipment, we made a short trip on our main running track to check things out. At the end of the line, we took a few minutes to clear out some weed growth before heading back to the shop and a lunch break.

After lunch, it was time to get the wood stove lifted up and placed into the C&W Caboose in one more step to getting a good stove into that caboose. We finished up the day clearing weeds from the collection area by Union Depot, and doing a couple of small jobs around the shop. There is always something that needs to be taken care of at the Museum!

I have included a few pictures of today’s activities. Check out the engineer who is marking up for the Halloween runs!!

– Paul

On Saturday, October 10, volunteers Dwight, Bruce, Colin, Jerod, Ben, Jasper and Paul started the day working to receive a load of railroad ties that the Museum recently purchased. These are good relay ties that we will be using to construct some new track coming into the Museum shop grounds. After the ties were unloaded, work shifted to cleaning a caboose stove that will be going into the C&W Caboose soon. The crew also did a cleaning job on the Trackmobile, in preparation to remove a hydraulic cylinder from the machine that will need to be rebuilt.

This work was interrupted by a lunch break, after which we kept working on the Trackmobile, and decided to clean the Bobcat tractor also. The Bobcat really needed to be cleaned after being used hard all summer! To end the day, the crew repaired a ladder that accesses our Semaphore Signal. All in all, a very productive day getting a lot of little work done that always catches up to us when we are busy with events and big projects!

I have included a few pictures taken of today’s work.

– Paul

Photos by Paul and Bruce

On Saturday, October 3, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Jerod, Kendall, Reid, Nick, Dannis, Jasper, Reilly, Ron, Dianna, John, Michael and Paul put together some train rides to attract folks attending the Oktoberfest at Union Depot, and anyone else who felt like a train ride would fit into their afternoon entertainment. Their was a steady stream of visitors taking rides, and quite a number of them wanted to ride in the locomotive. We even had some Oktoberfest revelers join us for a ride! At the end of the event we even had a tiny little Porsche sports car face off with Engine 104!! Jasper was able to capture a photo of that.

Fall is in the air, and we will have plenty of events in the next few months. Watch for announcements and plan to join us for the Halloween Train Rides which will be on Halloween this year!

I have included a few photos from the days activities.

– Paul

Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for our special Oktoberfest Express Train Rides on Saturday, October 3, and add a train ride to your Oktoberfest activities! Train rides will be available from 2PM to 6PM behind the Pueblo Union Depot. Train ride tickets are $15 for a ride in the engine, and $10 for a ride in one of our three cabooses. Children under 3 ride the train free! Cash or check preferred, but credit cards accepted. Train ride tickets can only be purchased during the event. Purchase your tickets at our Gift Shop, a converted caboose behind the Depot, near the passenger boarding area. Trains depart every 20 minutes, so there will be multiple opportunities during the event to ride the train. NO ALCOHOL is allowed in the train area.

Bring your used train ride tickets to the Pueblo Heritage Museum, across the street from the Pueblo Union Depot, for half-price admission!

Our mini-train will be on display, in cooperation with the Pueblo Downtown Association. There is no admission fee to attend the event itself. The charge is only for the train ride.

Our train ride event schedule for 2026 can be found on our Events Page. To receive updates about our upcoming events, follow our blog. Enter your email address on the bottom of this web page and click the “follow” button.

On Saturday, September 19, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Jerod, Dannis, Nick and Paul negotiated all the road blocks set up for the Chile Fest, and got to the Museum to get the work done! Today, it was time to switch some equipment around to put cars used during the summer away, and dig out the cars needed for Halloween and the fall events. After getting Engine 103 fired up and ready, the crew made their plans for how to get the work done in the best way. The crane and its flat were set aside, and then the Haunted Railcar was switched out. A couple other cars were placed back on a dead end track for long-term storage.

After a lunch break, the crew finished switching the stored cars, and then assembled our caboose train to be ready for the October events. This was also a great training session for some of the crew, as we don’t often get a chance to reshuffle a number of cars like this. It allows the crew to practice using hand signals and to improve the radio communications too.

I have included a few pictures I was able to take to give you an idea of the action.

– Paul

On Saturday, September 12, volunteers Ron, Dianna, John, Michael, Dwight, Colin, Kendall, Reid, Ben, Dannis, Nick, Reilly, Jerod and Paul hosted the event in conjunction with the American Discovery 250 Relay, that provided another day for people to discover and enjoy the fun of riding a train. After getting things ready to go for the afternoon, we had a slow, steady, but light turnout for this event. With the cooler temperatures, it made for a nice day and there were a few genuine train fans who rode, and a few people were from out of state!

This event featured our red, white and blue locomotive, The Patriot, which will be it’s last outing for 2026. If you missed seeing it this year, you will have to make plans to watch for its appearance sometime in 2027! Overall we had a good day at the Museum, and it is always great to share our love of railroad history with others!

I have included a few pictures from today’s activity. Watch for announcements of our upcoming events through the fall.

– Paul

Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for our special American Discovery Trail Relay Train Rides on Saturday, September 12, and welcome the relay participants to Pueblo! Train rides will be available from Noon to 4PM behind the Pueblo Union Depot. Train ride tickets are $15 for a ride in the engine, and $10 for a ride in one of our three cabooses. Children under 3 ride the train free! Cash or check preferred, but credit cards accepted. Train ride tickets can only be purchased during the event. Purchase your tickets at our Gift Shop, a converted caboose behind the Depot, near the passenger boarding area. Trains depart every 20 minutes, so there will be multiple opportunities during the event to ride the train.

Bring your used train ride tickets to the Pueblo Heritage Museum, across the street from the Pueblo Union Depot, for half-price admission!

NOTE: There is still time to sign up to participate in the relay! If interested, contact Kim Arline, Chairperson of PACE (Pueblo Active Community Environments) at 719-671-6077.

Our mini-train will be on display, in cooperation with the Pueblo Downtown Association. There is no admission fee to attend the event itself. The charge is only for the train ride.

Our train ride event schedule for 2026 can be found on our Events Page. To receive updates about our upcoming events, follow our blog. Enter your email address on the bottom of this web page and click the “follow” button.

On Saturday, September 5, volunteers Dwight, Bruce, Jerod, Ben, Nick and Paul took the opportunity to celebrate Labor Day weekend by doing some real labor. And replacing ties the old manual way, in hot, humid conditions is real labor! The crew got started a bit earlier to beat a little of the heat, and moved out to our main running track to replace 4 ties, all before lunch. The crew also did a little weed clean-up along the tracks before the break.

After a long lunch to cool down, the crew did some quick work to re-secure a switch stand to the ties, and then clean up the tools from the day’s work before heading out.

I have included a few photos taken during the morning work replacing the ties. There is sweat dripping from under those hard hats!!

– Paul