ridgway railroad museum

Museum has things that everyone should find interesting. Beautifully restored caboose you can climb into and a boxcar. They are working on restoring a dining car which will take time but will be great to see. Inside the museum you'll find info on the history of the Rio Grand line to Ridgway among other things. Well worth a brief or longer stop.

This museum has a lot of interesting history of railroading in Ridgway and Colorado. There are many photos and documents showing how important Ridgway was to the railroad system in this part of Colorado. If you're into railroad history this place is a must see.

I took my kids here for a mini field trip after enjoying breakfast at Kate's Place. The lady at the museum was very friendly and shared info about the area even though we are also locals. It was a neat museum with great pictures of the old days as well as a neat model set up of what the train depot looked like in Ridgway in the 1940s. The kids could also check out the morse code transmitters inside the museum. Outside they had old rail cars you could go through which the kids (ages 10 and 12) loved. They could actually touch stuff and sit on seats. No signs anywhere not to touch and feel old history! Loved it! Thank you!

We stopped in here, lots of historical information about the area, and lots to see outside!! On around the corner is the old jail wagon that was used in the filming of the John Wayne movie True Grit! Person inside was very nice and knew a lot about the area,, a must place to visit if you are in Ridgway!!

I was here for the second time when family(wife and three kids) and I stopped here in late July while on vacation. This is the place to stop for information about the Ridgway area. The railroad stuff is very interesting also. Well worth taking a few minutes to check out and speak to the volunteer about that part of Colorado.

1: The helpful & friendly staff wants you to feel welcome to Ridgway, & it shows! We were there on a Sunday, & had been told by a local to stop in because---2. ---this is also a great stop to see some John Wayne "True Grit" memorabilia as well as learn about the interesting history of "narrow-gauge" railroads in the mountains, the founders of nearby towns & builders of railroads, etc., AND---3.---this is the place to pick up a great little brochure which lists all the area filming locations for John Wayne's "True Grit" & other classic films! The brochure even includes photos, & provides excellent directions to find each spot: We felt as though we were on a very special "scavenger hunt", indeed---& the 2 people staffing the museum that Sunday even apologized that they had run out of the COLOR brochure (ours was plain black & white). We were THRILLED to drive into the mountains to the meadow beneath Chimney Rock where the pivotal scene between John Wayne & Robert Duvall took place, as well as the "homeplace" where the Duke waves farewell from the saddle & jumps the fence on horseback!Conclusion: Getting a tip from Julie, our server at "The Red Barn" (in nearby Montrose, CO---check out the review: don't miss eating there!), to stop in at this little railroad museum to pick up this brochure made our trip so much more FUN! :)

Having been to many museums in the past that have phenomenal amounts of detailed pictures and antiques. This museum has a small amount of items that are quick and easy to see. I liked the train equipment outside even though they are limited. The museum inside was nice, but most people will only look at the pictures and not read the information below them when it is very detailed. I believe if they simplified information below the pictures and then put pointers to books for more info, it would be nicer. Most of the people that I saw in the museum just glanced at the pictures.I can't complain to much in that this museum is free.It is a museum that once you have seen it, it is not one that you remember as one of your favorites. It's average. But, if you have time stop by and give it a glance.

This easy to find museum is at the only traffic light in Ridgway so it is hard to find. It is a railroad museum built with love of railroads. Great photos showing the history of the narrow gauge railroads the "grey gooses" that crisscrossed this unique gold and silver mining area. If you stop here be sure to have lunch at the True Grit Cafe in Ridgway a few blocks up the road towards Telluride or at Kate's Kitchen if it is time for breakfast.

A must stop for any railfan!!! This is the home of the Galloping Goose rail cars, that were used on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. this is also the Chamber of Commerce for Ridgway, there are public bathrooms, and items from the John Wayne Movie "True Grit", that was filmed in the area.

Drove through Ridgway on the way to Telluride , saw the static display and hit the anchors. What we found was a quaint little museum (volunteer run ?) but unluckily for us closed out of season ! Had a peek thru the windows but happily was able to wander the outside displays and admire the rolling stock on display from old cabooses to the Goose and read the history tablets available ! A wonderful display of motorised reminders of Colorado's rich mining history and a tribute to the small town to retain and display the history for others to enjoy. I only get to CO during Winter/Fall so don't think I'll ever see it open but will stop in again if in the area and admire both the Museum and Ridgway.

The museum is very nice, and the people who run it are, as well. There's also a public restroom, which was handy for us travellers. The original True Grit paddy wagon is there, and that alone was worth the trip.

this little museum is full of Colorado mining nostalgia. The old Galloping Goose is so cool, the have done a lot of work and have a real cool thing going, it would be worth a 30 minute stop to enjoy the past.

Das Eisenbahnmuseum wurde hier nachträglich eingerichtet, nachdem der letzte Zug bereits am 29. November 1976 Ridgway verlassen hatte. Der ehemalige Bahnhof steht noch immer - gegenüber dem Tennisplatz - als Privathaus eingerichtet und gedreht.Die vielen Volunteers haben hier akribisch Daten, Bilder und Artefakte zusammengetragen, was uns eine hohe Hochachtung erheischt. Das Museum ist gekoppelt mit dem Visitor's Center, wo Volunteers aus dem Dorf gerne Auskunft geben.Ein Besuch lohnt sich also so oder so.