Colorado Model Railroad Museum
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The Colorado Model Railroad Museum in Greeley, CO, features a 5,500 sq. ft. operating model railroad, interactive exhibits, and a 1919 caboose, offering a unique experience for all ages.
Planning your visit
The Colorado Model Railroad Museum holds one of the largest operating model railroads in the United States: 5,500 square feet in HO scale, depicting the Denver, Wyoming and Colorado Railroad and the country it ran through in the 1950s.
The layout is the point. It is not a toy train set but a serious modelling project — accurately scaled terrain, structures based on real buildings, working signals, and operating sessions run to prototype schedules by volunteers who dispatch trains as a real railroad would.
Greeley sits in northern Colorado's plains, and the layout reflects that geography: grain elevators, sugar beet processing, oil and the front range beyond.
A 1919 caboose is displayed alongside interactive exhibits explaining railroad operations.
For anyone with an interest in modelling or in railway history, the scale and quality justify the detour.
Bookable options are entry tickets. Current availability is shown below.
Before you book
Where is Colorado Model Railroad Museum?
Colorado Model Railroad Museum is in Greeley, United States. The map on this page marks its exact location.
Do I need to book Colorado Model Railroad Museum in advance?
Tickets can be bought on the door at quiet times, but booking ahead fixes the date and avoids the queue at busy ones. Live availability is shown on this page.