On Saturday, November 15, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Jerod, Dannis, Nick, and Paul got busy doing some cleaning in the cabooses to be ready for our event next weekend. The windows and floors got the most attention, with the floors even getting mopped! After the cleaning was finished, we headed out to the switches on the shop lead tracks to raise and secure a piece of track through the switch points. The crew learned how much work it is to tamp a bit of rock under cross ties! We were able to lift one rail enough to line up better with the switch point, making it easier to throw the switch.

After a quick lunch break, Engine 103 was fired up and made ready for our equipment move. Our Haunted Railcar was returned to the shop tracks, where it will slumber away until it is time to get spooky again next year. While running the engine around, we checked out how our new spur track would handle the weight of a locomotive. It did just fine, though there is much work to do before it goes into regular service. We then tied up the engine and cleaned up to head home.

I have attached a few photos from today’s work. If you are not able to see the photos, click here to go to our Blog Page.

– Paul

On Saturday, November 8, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Jerod, Polly, Dannis, Nick and Paul started today’s work checking our main running track for loose spikes and joint bolts. Work continued to remove a switch guard rail that is no longer needed, and cleaning up some junk material along the track. The crew then moved over to the shop lead tracks to check spikes and joint bolts before taking a lunch break.

After lunch, the crew did some more work on one of the switches on the lead tracks. A connecting rod on the switch points needed to be straightened and reinstalled, and then some adjustments were made to enable the points to be thrown. There will be some more work done here as we build out a couple of additional spurs. The day concluded with putting the tools away in their proper location and cleaning up.

I have included a few pictures of today’s work. If you are not able to see the pictures, click here to go to our Blog Page.

– Paul

Photos by Paul Brown and Bruce Davis

On Saturday, November 1, volunteers Dwight, Bruce, Dannis, Jerod and Paul spent the day cleaning up our equipment. We started with our cabooses and cleaned out the Halloween decorations, some trash and candy left behind by our guests at the Halloween event. We then spent a couple of hours doing a thorough cleaning of the cabs of Engine 103 & Engine 104. The cabs were vacuumed and then wiped clean with hot water, while the windows were also cleaned. It is really nice to see the years of dust cleared away from most of the surfaces!

The crew then took a quick lunch break before heading over to the collection area and starting a project to clean the cab of our General Electric U30C known as D.O.T. 001. This locomotive has been at the Museum for many years and barely gets any attention. Some of our younger members have expressed an interest in cleaning this locomotive and working to make it more presentable. Some debris was removed from the cab, and then a thorough vacuuming was completed. Some of the crew did a quick cleanup of weeds that have blown into the area around the equipment on display. We finished up by inspecting some track on our shop leads for a future project.

I have included a few pictures of the cleaning action. If you are not able to see the pictures, click here to go to our Blog Page.

– Paul

On Saturday, October 25, volunteers Ron, John, Jackie, Teia, Demitris, Michael, Ben, Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Kendall, Reid, Dannis, Henry, Nick, Polly and Paul all had a frighteningly fun experience hosting our guests who came out to ride the Cemetery Express. Following some early morning work by some volunteers at the Museum shop, we fired up the locomotive and rolled the train over to Union Depot where we found a large group of visitors ready to be scared! The crew stayed very busy during the entire 4 hour event selling tickets, and directing guests to the cabooses, locomotive and the Haunted Railcar, for what many folks were saying was a great time. We even captured a ghoul scaring a couple of our passengers on the locomotive right around sunset!

This Halloween event was our largest event yet this year, with well over 200 riders on our trains. And it was obvious as we never had a slow time during the event, with a constant stream of visitors boarding the train for every round trip. The locomotive cab rides were very well attended and it sure seemed like the cabooses were almost to capacity on each trip! Reports from people who dared walk thru the Haunted Railcar were that it was great, and they were scared nearly to death by the spirit occupying the car!

I have included a few pictures that I was able to capture. If you are not able to see the pictures, click here to go to our Blog Page.

– Paul

Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for our “Cemetery Express” public train ride event on Saturday, October 25. 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.

Our mini train will once again 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 2025 train ride event schedule 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 18, volunteers Dwight, Ron, John, Reid, Bruce, Polly, Colin, Dannis, Henry, Nick and Paul spent the morning hosting a private train ride and Museum tour for the Colorado Springs Vintage Car Club. The car club does touring events while visiting various sites, and chose the Museum for this weekend. The Museum volunteers showed everyone a good time and answered many questions about rail equipment.

After the tour was wrapped up, the crew took lunch, and then worked on a variety of small projects during the pleasant afternoon. The cabooses were decorated for next week’s Halloween event. Some folks cleaned up and prepared an old three-light signal for display, and we did a little work to Engine 104.

I have included some pictures of the days activities. If you are not able to see the pictures, click here to go to our Blog Page.

– Paul

On Saturday, October 11, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Dannis, Henry, Nick, Scott and Paul continued the weed clearing work on our main running track, and then moved on to the installation of a switch stand for our under-construction shop lead tracks.

The crew took a quick lunch break, and then split up to get a couple more projects done. Dannis, Henry and Nick worked to set up a small display in the shop. Bruce, Scott and Paul finished installing the switch stand, while Dwight and Colin were checking out our generator and other equipment that needed some attention. Paul, Dannis, Henry and Nick finished up the day cleaning up some items stored in the shop yard.

I have included a few pictures of the work done. If you are not able to see the pictures, click here to go to our Blog Page.

– Paul

On Saturday, October 4, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Kendall, Dannis, Nick, Henry and Paul gathered to get the most important job at the Museum done…pulling out and cleaning up the weeds that grow all over the place! The crew cleared weeds from along the tracks in the shop yard, and also got to some along our main running track. With that work done, it was time to take a lunch break.

After lunch, the crew spread out over several small projects including working on our Massey Ferguson forklift, arranging tools in the shop, and a bit of work to the air horn on Engine 104. We then fired up Engine 103 so that we could move our Haunted Railcar to the Depot area to get things ready for the Halloween event coming on October 25th. After completing that work we tied up for the day.

I have included a few pictures of the work done. If you are not able to see the pictures, click here to go to our Blog Page.

– Paul

Photos by Paul Brown and Kendall Crouch

On Saturday, September 20, volunteers Kendall, Chris, Dwight, John, Ron, Bryan, Reid, Bruce, Jackie, Mike, and Colin enjoyed great weather entertaining our clients to our annual Back To School train ride event. Paul, our usual train engineer, was not available for this event, but Bryan, one of our other regular volunteers, did a great job filling in. Things started out a little slow, but the pace picked up quickly and we had a steady stream of riders throughout the day. In fact, this was by far our most well-attended September train ride event ever, with nearly 150 riders on our trains. Based on the reactions of the participants, everyone appeared to be having a great time!

Thanks to Chris for the photos below! If you are not able to view the photos, click here to go to our Blog Page.

– Dave

Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for our “Back To School” public train ride event on Saturday, September 20. Train rides will be available from 11AM to 3PM 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.

Our mini train will once again 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 2025 train ride event schedule 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.