National and State Register

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 04990

Jefferson County

The caboose is associated with the Denver & Rio Grande and Denver & Rio Grande Western railroads. 

A picture of the red caboose on some railroad tracks behind a chain linked fence.

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 04990

Built from a boxcar in 1919, it serves as a visual reminder of the importance of narrow gauge railroading to Colorado’s development. The train was moved to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden in 2012  but the city plans to move it back to Boulder once a suitable location is found.

State Register

Address

17155 W. 44th Ave., Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden

Site Number

5JF.7517 (Formerly 5BL.7294)