Paul’s Blog – May 23, 2026
On Saturday, May 23, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Chris, Bruce, Dannis, Reilly and Paul got busy on multiple projects. Chris and Paul worked on installing a home-brewed flange greasing tool on Engine 102. Bruce, Dannis and Reilly set out to clean and lubricate all the switches in our yard. Dwight and Colin spent time working on […]
London to York in 40 minutes!? SCMAGLEV and railway park partnership
What exactly is SCMAGLEV? How and why can Japanese trains travel so fast? What does this new sister museum agreement mean for our museum? Curator Rob Scargill explores Japan’s rail past, present and future as we celebrate this exciting new international partnership. This week, the National Railway Museum was delighted to sign a sister museum agreement with the SCMAGLEV and Railway […]
Paul’s Blog – May 16, 2026
On Saturday, May 16, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Dannis, Nick, Gabriel, Reilly, Angelo and Paul got busy replacing ties on our main running track. The crew replaced three more ties that will help keep our track stable and in gauge. The work was straightforward with only a minor issue with some tie plates under a […]
A special touch for our special engine – Pueblo Railway Museum
In honor of our nation’s 250th birthday in 2026, the Pueblo Railway Museum will soon be adding a special touch to the red, white and blue Patriot engine that we are using for our train rides this summer. A local company will be creating a special “America 250” decal to add a fresh layer of […]
Paul’s Blog – May 9, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, May 9, volunteers Dwight, Bruce, Colin, Reid, Chris, Kendall, Jerod, Dannis, Nick #1, Nick #2, John, Mike, Ron, Kim, Dianne and Paul brought the Patriot and our caboose consist out for National Train Day. The weather was perfect, and the guests were plentiful (well over 200), to make a day of enjoying a […]
Paul’s Blog – May 2, 2026
On Saturday, May 2, volunteers Dwight, Kendall, Reid, Jerod, Dannis, Nick, and Paul worked to swap out two more ties and adjust some hardware on our main running track, and enjoy a bit of train watching, all before lunch. After the lunch break, the group rounded up some equipment, and rolled out to clean out […]
Join us for National Train Day, Saturday May 9! – Pueblo Railway Museum
Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for National Train Day on Saturday, May 9! Train rides will be available from 10AM to 2PM behind the 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 […]
Paul’s Blog – April 25, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, April 25, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Kendall, Chris, Bruce, Jerod, Nick, Dannis, Abel, Doug and Paul jumped into the work of replacing 5 more ties in our main running track. After rounding up the tools and a stack of ties, we headed out to the work area and were promptly greeted by a passing […]
Paul’s Blog – April 18, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, April 18, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Kendall, Ben, Jerod, Dannis, Nick and Paul got down to business doing tie replacement on our main running track in the area where we had our minor derailment a couple weeks back. The old ties had done their duty and gave up, so we had to get […]
Paul’s Blog – April 4, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, April 4, volunteers Ron, Teia, Dianne, Michael, John, Dwight, Reid, Kendall, Bruce, Nick (#1), Ben, Nick (#2), Colin, Jared, Sandra, Gabriel, Dannis and Paul gathered to get our trains out and operate some rides for our guests for Easter. Everyone worked hard to get the train ready to roll, and we boarded our […]