Paul’s Blog – March 28, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, March 28, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Jerod, Nick, Reid, Gabriel, Sandra and Paul enjoyed the excellent early Spring weather by doing the MOST IMPORTANT work we do at the Museum, cleaning up blown-in tumbleweeds from around our equipment. Today’s crop was rather light, with only two pickup bed fulls to mash into the […]
Indoor storage after Barn 15 completion
With the completion of Barn 15, our switch crews have been extremely busy moving equipment around all the various buildings. Storage and display locations has been changed for many pieces of equipment. For example, the weekend coach train used to be stored on track 92 in Barn 9, a public display barn. That space would […]
Paul’s Blog – March 21, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday March 21, volunteers Dwight, Kendall, Jerod, Ben, Dannis, Bryan, Nick, Nick (yes two separate Nick’s!), Bruce, Colin, and Paul got busy early, on what promised to be a hot and very busy day. The main goal of the day was to get Engine 102 ready for use over the next six months. We […]
Paul’s Blog – March 14, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, March 14, volunteers Dwight, Bruce, Chris, Ben, Kendall, Jerod, Dannis, Scott and Paul got busy fixing some track. We spent the morning replacing two ties in the sharp curve leading into the shop area. We picked a couple of bad ties in the area where we experienced a slight derailment last week, and […]
Paul’s Blog – March 8, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Sunday, March 8, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Chris, Ben, Kendall, Reid, Dannis, Nick, Dianne, Ron, John, and Paul got our train ready and provided a nice set of rides to a large group of folks who came out to support the Museum. This event was in conjunction with a presentation that was held at […]
Paul’s Blog – March 7, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, March 7, volunteers Dwight, Bruce, Chris, Kendall, Dannis, Nick, Ben, Reid, and Paul worked at the D Street Shop to get our caboose equipment cleaned and ready for use for our first event of 2026 on March 8. We also needed to start Engine 103 to switch equipment for the proper consist for […]
Paul’s Blog – February 28, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, February 28, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Kendall, Chris, Dannis, Jerod, Reid and Paul spread out and covered multiple projects. Bruce, Jerod and Reid jumped on the C&S Caboose and installed some roofing on the cupola. Chris and Dwight got busy working on an axle for the Gang Car. Kendall, Dannis and Paul worked […]
The woman who gave us miniature railway models
Self-taught engineer and writer Lillian “Curly” Lawrence revolutionised miniature railways, transforming an exclusive craft into a hobby enjoyed by millions while overcoming extraordinary barriers. Miniature railway and model engineering is one of the most popular hobbies within the railway enthusiast community. It is enjoyed by multitudes of people, with millions more having fallen in love […]
Train rides and Front Range Passenger Rail on Sunday, March 8! – Pueblo Railway Museum
Join the Pueblo Railway Museum for Train Rides at the Depot on Sunday, March 8, and find out what’s new with Front Range Passenger Rail. FRPR will present an update in the Pueblo Union Depot from 1PM to 2:30PM. Train rides will be available from 12PM to 4PM behind the Depot. Train ride tickets are […]
Paul’s Blog – February 21, 2026 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, February 21, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Dannis, Reid, Jerod and Paul started the day with warming up some equipment after an overnight low in the teens. Once the equipment started moving without any groans, we were able to gather some cross ties and get them placed along the ground prepared for track that we […]