Road Trip – Part Three

Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park

Colorado

I drove out of Kansas and into Colorado on an overcast afternoon. Later that day, I would arrive in Denver to spend a few days visiting my sister. Not much time for stops along the way, but while looking for a place to eat lunch, I came across the Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park in Limon, Colorado. The Museum is housed in the former Rock Island depot, which was built in 1910. Unfortunately, the Museum was closed the day I was there, but I was able to walk around the grounds and take pictures.

1910 Rock Island Depot
Dining Car – Built by Pullman in 1914 as a sleeper car for the Great Northern. Later it was converted for passenger service. In 1956 it became a diner/office car.
Railway Express combine #2758. Built in 1937 for service on The Milwaukee Road.
In back of the depot, a Ford tank truck from the 1940s
The view down the tracks

Colorado Railroad Museum

The last time I was at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado, it was Thomas the Tank Engine day and the place was crowded with children. This time, I hit the museum on Girl Scout day, but there were far fewer Girl Scouts than there had been Thomas enthusiasts. It was good to see the curiosity of children stimulated by by the railroad, and perhaps among them were future railfans, historians and photographers who will help carry on the legacy of North America’s railroads.

Edd Fuller – Photographs and text Copyright 2022

5 thoughts on “Editor’s Notebook”

  2. Interesting that there would be a MILW car at Limon, hundreds of miles from the nearest MILW track.

    An interesting contrast between the Union Pacific and former Rock Island tracks.

  3. too bad you didn’t drop down to U.S. 56 south of Topeka. someone along there has a collection of passenger cars on his front lawn

  5. A thousand miles from home rails, the presence of a MILW car is interesting!

    So also is the difference in track between UP and [ex-RI] Kyle Railway.

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