Colorado Railroad Museum's Dinosaur Express Train

Description

Colorado railroads helped unearth many fossils as railroad tracks were laid. Construction crews often exposed these unusual and fascinating bones as they were digging and laying railroad ties. Trains were then used to transport these ‘stone bones’ to museums around Colorado and throughout the U.S.

Ride and discover the Dinosaur Express Train on Saturday, July 20 at the Colorado Railroad Museum from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Make “Fresh Tracks through Prehistory” as children sift through sand in search of fossils, keep dinosaur prizes as a memento of their dig, pan for gold, paint dinosaur tracks and enjoy other dino-related activities. 

Be greeted by multiple dinosaurs whose skeletons have been found all along the Front Range.

Follow the dinosaur tracks around the Museum’s 15-acre railyard and listen to the adventurous stories of these prehistoric reptiles during our dinosaur story time.

Dinosaur Express Train is in collaboration with the Morrison Natural History Museum, Dinosaur Ridge and Triebold Paleontology.

Admission is $5 for children (under 2 free), $15 for adults, $30 for a family and $10 for seniors over 60.

Thanks to our sponsors: SCFD, 9News, KOSI 101, 5280 Magazine and Hammond’s Candies.