On Saturday, July 15, Dwight Maxey, Kendall Crouch, Bryan Tong, Colin Mellin and Paul Brown came out and jumped right into the work. The first item of work was reinstalling the repaired rear tire on our Case tractor. This tractor is our main weed mower and we have agood crop of those this year! Next, we fired up the MOW (Maintenance Of Way) Truck and grabbed a couple of ties to head out and replace one in our main running track. We also reset some rail braces in the same area. You can see in one of the photos the reason you need to come out to work at the Museum, as you never know what will roll by on the mainline right next door!

After a lunch break, we got busy mowing, pulling and cleaning up some of the weed growth around the shop yard. With all of the rain this year, and even after spraying to control them, the weeds are just about taking over! No pictures of this mundane but very important work are included.

Please mark your calendars for our next Train Ride event coming in a few weeks on Saturday August 12. It will just be a train ride by the Depot to highlight our trains.

– Paul

On Saturday, July 8, Dwight Maxey, Colin Mellin, Bryan Tong, Kendall Crouch and Paul Brown accomplished quite a lot of work despite the very humid conditions. We started out by removing the 4th of July decorations from the cabooses and storing them away. Then we gathered some tools and supplies, and headed out to replace two cross-ties in our main running track. We found one old tie completely disintegrated, and the second only about half there, so it’s a good thing we did the work today. After setting the spikes and cleaning up, we headed to the shop for a well deserved lunch break.

After lunch, we removed one of the drive tires off of the Case Tractor so it can be repaired, and then we decided to work on placing sticks of rail up next to the base of our perimeter fence. This is heavy rail and should help protect the base of the fence. After breaking a pretty good sweat, the crew decided it was time to tie up. The humidity was just getting to be a bit much.

Please check out the photos to see the two big activities from today.

– Paul

The museum hosted a successful 4th of July train ride event, with a total of around 150 happy folks taking a ride on the train, and enjoying the festivities around the 2912 steam engine. Volunteers Dwight Maxey, Colin Mellin, Ron Roach, John McDowell, Reid Adams, Tony and Roberta Gherna, Bryan Tong and Paul Brown made sure the trains ran, and visitors had a good time. Our friends with Steel City Cafe made sure that good food was available for all.

Here are a few pictures of today’s activities.

– Paul

On Saturday, July 1, Dwight Maxey, Colin Mellin, Reid Adams, Bryan Tong, Franklin & Roberta Gherna and Paul Brown reported to the Museum shop area to do some clean up work on our cabooses, and to remove some weed growth from around the tracks that has started to grow out of control thanks to all the recent rains. The cabooses all needed a good wipe down to get rid of dust and dirt inside, and the windows all needed washed. You can now view our fine right of way scenery without the slight haze that had accumulated on the glass. The group also did a bit of decorating for the upcoming 4th of July event on Tuesday.

Part of the group was working to get equipment running so we could attack the weed growth. A lot of our equipment doesn’t get any TLC through the week so when we show up on Saturdays we may or may not have working equipment. Volunteer Bryan Tong ran back to his home to get some equipment that we could use to at least make a dent. Then after a lunch break, the crew was able to get the Case Tractor running which allowed for a faster mowing job. There was also plenty of hand weed pulling! Always fun work at the Pueblo Railway Museum.

I am including some pictures of the caboose cleaning and decorating so you can see the work that was done.

– Paul

Celebrate America’s Birthday on July 4, with the Pueblo Railway Museum! Train rides will be available from 9AM to 1PM behind the Pueblo Union Depot. Train ride tickets are $15 for a ride in our “Patriot” engine, and $10 for a ride in one of our three cabooses. Children under 3 ride the train free! Cash or check only, please. Train ride tickets can only be purchased during the event. Purchase your tickets at our Gift Shop, a converted caboose behind the Depot, near where the trains depart. Each train ride is approximately 20 minutes, so there will be multiple opportunities during the event to ride the train.

This event features a special treat with our train rides! All paid riders will receive a free ice cream and bottled water to help you beat the heat!

In addition, Steel City Café will be catering this event, providing other tasty food choices for our visitors. The food cost is extra and is not included in the train ticket price.

There is no admission fee to attend the event itself. Charges are only for the train ride, and for purchases from Steel City Café.

For a list of all of our planned events in 2023, click here.

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On Saturday, June 24, we had a small crew of volunteers consisting of Dwight Maxey, Colin Mellin, Kendall Crouch and Paul Brown, enjoy a nice warm and dry day getting some track work done. The crew replaced three cross ties that were in bad shape. These were discovered last December during one of our Christmas Train runs. A temporary repair was done then, but we needed to get some healthy ties in place there. The crew made quick work of changing out the ties and even were able to break for lunch.

I have included pictures of the work completed that also show how much fun we have while doing some hard work!

– Paul

On Saturday, June 17, the Museum broke out the Patriot and the caboose train to help celebrate Father’s Day. Volunteers Ron Roach, John McDowell, Dwight Maxey, Kendall Crouch, Colin Mellin, Justin Cesar, Bryan Tong and Paul Brown served as the crew to help our visitors enjoy a sunny morning, taking a ride on the train. We had a couple of large groups who made the trek from the Denver area to learn a little more about Colorado Railroad history. We had a total of 56 people ride the train, but we lost the last scheduled hour due to rain moving in. Steel City Cafe provided a food truck with a great selection of food, and there were a number of visitors lined up to sample that!

I have included a few pictures of the equipment and action today. Mark your calendars for our next event on July 4th!

– Paul

The Pueblo Railway Museum will host its next public train ride event on Saturday, June 17. Train rides will be available from 10AM to 2PM 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 only, please. Train ride tickets can only be purchased during the events. Purchase your tickets at our Gift Shop, a converted caboose behind the Depot, near where the trains depart. Each train ride is approximately 20 minutes, so there will be multiple opportunities during the event to ride the train.

Steel City Cafe will be catering this event, providing tasty snacks and meals for our visitors. The food cost is extra and is not included in the train ticket price.

There is no admission fee to attend the event itself. The charge is only for the train ride and purchases from the food truck.

This event coincides with the second annual Colorado Railroad Heritage Week, where the state of Colorado observes the anniversary of the arrival of the first trains to Denver in June of 1870.

For a list of all of our planned events in 2023, click here.

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On Saturday, June 3, despite a little rain, volunteers Dwight Maxey, Colin Mellin, Kendall Crouch, Petar Sredojevic, Bryan Tong, and Paul Brown, got the donated display cabinets moved into the shop. As you can see in the pictures, these are some really nice cabinets that will be put to good use in the future as we build up our Museum displays. We finished the move just in time to take lunch, and see if the weather would clear enough to let us take on another task.

Well, the rain stopped, so we jumped at the chance to get a long standing task completed, which was to hang a locomotive sculpture and a really nice sign on the front wall of our shop. The locomotive is a really heavy metal work that adds a nice touch to the front of the building, and the new sign puts our name out for all to see. A sense of accomplishment was felt by all at the end of the day!

I have included a few photos of the work done today. Watch for our next event coming on June 17th.

– Paul

Photos by Paul Brown and Jerry Dandurand

On Saturday, May 27, a good crew consisting of Dwight Maxey, Tyler Seeley, Bryan Tong, and Paul Brown, did some quick work moving some of our equipment around, and giving Engine 102, The Patriot, a washing for her upcoming summer duties. The crew used Engine 104 to do most of the work switching the equipment, including pulling Engine 102 out of the shop. After washing The Patriot, the crew took a lunch break, and then cranked up 102 to check out the systems and operation. We used 102 to move the caboose consist back into the yard, and then tie everything down. We finished the day with a little more clean up work in the shop.

I have included a few photos of the work being done today. As our event season gets into full swing, we hope to see more volunteers come out to help!

– Paul

Photos by Paul Brown and Tyler Seeley