On Saturday, July 12, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Kendall, Chris, Dannis and Paul enjoyed a relatively cool day at the Museum and got busy installing the new batteries in Engine 103. This work required that we start Engine 104 to move the locomotives to a level spot to actually install the batteries. The crew got all eight batteries installed and made most of the cable connections, but did not make the final connection to start the locomotive. The actual start will wait for another week or two, when we can spend more time to check items on Engine 103.

The crew took a short lunch break and then cleaned up some parts from the battery install. We then did some work to our portable radios, checking batteries, installing new remote microphones, and making sure that they operated correctly. When the radios were taken care of, we did a few odds-and-ends jobs in the shop, organizing some electric cables and hanging a banner. It is always good to get multiple items done at the shop.

– Paul

On Friday, July 4, the Pueblo Railway Museum celebrated our Nation’s Birthday by hosting an event of train rides which attracted a good number of guests. Volunteers Ron, Jackie, John, Ben, Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Chris, Reid, Kendall, Nick, Doug, Bryan, Abel and Paul worked to get things ready, and stayed very busy through the event making sure our guests had a good time. There seemed to be a pretty steady flow of visitors through the day and it sure looked like everyone had a smile! The free ice cream and bottle of water with each ride sure made it better for all with the warm temperatures we had today.

The large crew worked well together, and everyone did their best to make sure we had a safe day and our guests enjoyed themselves. We also had a bunch of activity on the BNSF & UP lines right next to our running track. We always look forward to the 4th of July event, because we can showcase our locomotive, The Patriot in it’s bicentennial red, white & blue paint scheme. It sure looks good all cleaned up and having the bright sunshine reflect off of her!

– Paul

On Saturday, June 28, volunteers Dwight, Bruce, Chris, Kendall, Doug and Paul braved very warm and humid conditions to get our cabooses and Engine 102 further cleaned up for the upcoming 4th of July event next Friday. A vacuum was used and the window cleaner was sprayed, and in about an hour that work was done. The crew then headed over to the platform tracks near Union Depot to clean up some weeds that had blown in from the North. After some fast work to get this done, we headed back to the shop and were treated to a great hamburger lunch by Doug.

We spent the afternoon taking care of some small projects including checking the running condition of the Gang Car – we just can’t seem to take care of the little gremlins that have settled in on that machine!

– Paul

On Saturday, June 21, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Abel, Chris, Reid and Paul braved high temps that broke into triple digits to bring out The Patriot for it’s annual bath, and to get it ready for the Summer season. After starting Engine 104 that was used to move The Patriot out into the sun and for other switching later in the day, we got busy washing, which took the remainder of the morning. It’s a good thing we had water spraying to help cool off while the sun was burning us up! With Engine 102 all cleaned up, it was time to break for lunch and head to the air conditioned break room.

After lunch, the crew split up to start moving equipment, and to get The Patriot started and checked over for use the remainder of the Summer. We used Engine 104 to switch out Engine 103 to another shop track for work coming in July. Our Halloween car was then parked back on the storage track. With the switching done, Engine 104 was parked, and The Patriot had a short test run to grab the cabooses and pull them back into the shop yard and ready for use at the next event.

Overall, the crew did great work in extreme heat to get lots of items completed while being safe. I have included a few pictures of today’s action.

– Paul

On Saturday, June 14, we had our annual Father’s Day Train Ride event – by far our most successful Father’s Day event ever – under a Pueblo-hot Spring day. The crowd started out slow, but ramped up to a continuous flow of visitors, with more than 130 taking the opportunity to ride our full size trains. Many families brought their Dads to enjoy our event. We had an overflow of locomotive cab rides, having to coordinate the large number of riders. A shout out to our Volunteers – Ron, Jackie, John, Michael, Nick V., Dwight, Bruce, Kendall, Nick W., and Colin – who all came out in the heat to assist our guests.

Our next event is coming soon! Be sure to visit us on Friday July 4, to celebrate America’s Birthday!

Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for our Father’s Day Saturday public train ride event on June 14. 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 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, June 7, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Abel, Nick, and Paul worked to get the Museum outhouse cart back in service. Earlier in the week, Kendall replaced the deck boards and painted the cart, and today the group got the outhouse installed on the cart, bolted down, and relocated back to the collection area by Union Depot. This maneuver required moving the AT&SF caboose out of the way – which required using the Trackmobile – and then the Gang Car moved the outhouse cart.

After completing this important work, we cleaned off the engines in the Trackmobile and the Gang Car. Some de-greaser and the pressure washer made quick work on this. Bruce also did some more work to the C&W Caboose interior.

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

– Paul

On Saturday, May 31, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Chris, Bruce and Paul spent this last day of May spiking down some track we are building out in the yard, and performing some other small work around the shop. After a quick break for lunch, the crew worked to get a speeder running so we could rescue the outhouse cart and get it ready for a much needed deck replacement. The weather and sun have done a job on the old deck planks and it was deemed that it has now become a hazard. Watch for results in the coming weeks.

Here are a few pictures capturing the action today!

– Paul

On Saturday, May 24, volunteers Ron, Jackie, John, Dwight, Colin, Reid, Kendall, Bruce, Chris, Dannis, Nick and Paul enjoyed the first day of the Memorial Day weekend with nice weather and a good group of guests who came out to ride the Museum’s train. We had riders waiting for the train when we got to the depot a few minutes before 10:00, and there was a steady stream all the way through until we tied up at 2:00! We noted many people who were on their first time visit to the Museum, and we even had some out of state guests. Is our advertising working that well?!

Thanks to a good crew, we had a successful event, and many happy people who enjoyed taking a short ride on the cabooses or the locomotive. Make plans to come out to the next event on Father’s Day in June!

I have included a few pictures I was able to capture of today’s event.

– Paul

Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for our Memorial Day weekend public train ride event on Saturday, May 24. 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 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.