Colorado Railroad Museum lays out plans for future after buying neighboring property

The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden was one of Visit Denver's top-10 paid attractions in the metro area last year while also seeing record attendance and revenue.

[@leonkernan]

Me: Why am I seeing a random news report from the USA... Oh right, Hyce!

[@derkeschs9649]

same xD

[@rivitedrailfan]

That attendance record break last year was definitely due to Hyce

[@Rocker-1234]

that is one truly special thing about the digital age, people like hyce are breathing new life into preservation

[@redtoadengineering9226]

Ya

[@geno7690]

@@Rocker-1234we need more people like Hyce tbh

[@gus.smedstad]

It was the other way around for me. I visited the museum because I’m into trains. Later, I watched some Hyce videos where he mentioned the museum, and I said “hey, I’ve been there!”

[@crrm]

Hmmmm......We do get a lot of @hyce777 fans each day! I blame @akaBOG though.

[@EpicRails]

Hyce: “hey look, a big choo choo. You could see this… a maybe even me!” Everyone: “bet”

[@adriansrealm]

I can't wait for the ES&DT exhibit

[@redtoadengineering9226]

Lol

[@CoryAY82383]

Now that would be awesome

[@Amtk-712]

Why does that sound like something that might happen? Maybe in a boxcar or caboose.

[@Amtk-712]

The lime vending machine will be a hit!

[@loficampingguy9664]

Clearly, this new land is for the ES&D addition. But really, congrats to CRRM. Been hearing tons for great things all across the preservation world from ships to natural lands to trains, and I'm totally here for it.

[@Hybris51129]

I will admit I spent the whole report watching for Hyce and company.

[@willthemechanist4504]

same!

[@shikashi18]

Hyce must be completely stoked to see the Museum getting an expansion, I know I am.

[@rus0004]

I was hoping to see a wild Hyce in his natural habitat.

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

Back in 2017, my family and I traveled from Virginia to tour around Colorado. This was our first stop of the 1.5 week long trip. Great place to visit!

[@centamangila1217]

You forgot CRRM's other attraction: Hyce!

[@crrm]

thanks for visiting!

[@billyhatcher643]

Hyce is the reason why the place is so popular he is free advertising

[@jimskywaker4345]

I'm sure he's happy about that though. He has a goal of bringing interest of railroad history to more people, and that's exactly what he's doing.

[@crrm]

@Hyce777's success has helped accelerate the Museum's growing popularity.....but we've been on this path for a longtime....

[@gamerfan8445]

I surprise that’s there was no limes being thrown in the back ground.

[@coreygibson15]

I wasn't there

[@Amtk-712]

Honestly, same here!

[@joshuahudson2170]

I was there once a little over a decade ago. I really appreciated this museum, especially the ability to walk up to the Northerns. Glad to see it grow.

[@crrm]

when our founders started the Museum one of their desires was to see the equipment displayed "a natural setting."

[@himaro101]

I suspect someone at the TV station monitoring the chat and the statistics is a bit confused by what they're looking at here... Hyce? ES&DT? Why are viewership stats for this so odd? 22k views about a heritage railway? The YT algorithm works in mysterious ways, but actually it's because we watch a boat load of Hyce talking about trains at this museum.

[@crrm]

if ya know, ya know.

[@F40M07]

I’m sure Hyce is excited about this

[@davidwhiting1761]

Hands up if you're a fan of Hyce 🤚

[@Adamu98]

Give it the beanz.

[@slickdiggler1197]

First guy I thought of LOL

[@ashipcrafter2440]

Yes

[@ashleytaylor896]

@@slickdiggler1197 same here

[@ashleytaylor896]

ES&DT WE DIE LIKE MEN

[@charlottederichsweiler7680]

Ive loved the rail road musem since i was little and I enjoy it to this day and im excited to see what they do

[@DoubleHCartoonFan57]

This is why i love trains. There’s always something good and happy to be found there

[@musiqtee]

Hyce / Mark - Fantastic! 🎉👍

[@JonBerry555]

I love how the top four comments (at time I am leaving this comment) are all people talking about the KZbinr Hyce who frequently mentions the Colorado Railroad Museum and has recorded several awesome videos there.

[@crrm]

I can confirm that Mark "Hyce" Huber is still a paid staff member of the Museum's team!

[@KevinSiebert]

I wouldn't have visited when I was in town if it weren't for Hyce

[@PowerTrain611]

More land for Hyce to build and run the Montezuma in the future!

[@MegaBrokenstar]

Maybe I’m trippin, but if you ask me, Hyce and friends have the potential to do a lot more for railroading than just improve attendance and recognition of one railroad museum. I’m just sayin’. Keep on buying those neighboring lands. Keep extending your mainline. Maybe one day you’ll be picking up your visitors in downtown Denver and bringing them back. Then maybe one day you’ll be picking up your visitors in Ft. Collins, Making a stop to pick up more in Denver, and brining them back. And then maybe some folks in Ft. Collins decide it’d a nicer and more enjoyable way to make their daytrip to Denver if they just got on your train and hopped off during the Denver stop. Maybe on the way back to Ft. Collins, some people in Denver swap in with those who got back off in Denver so they can catch the ride to Ft. Collins… Then y’all start charging half the cost of the gas it would take to drive the route in a car, and feed the revenue back into more locomotive restorations, more mainline extensions, acquiring more vintage hardware…….. Who knows what’s possible?

[@crrm]

out hear, we live by "never say never."

[@speedghost1996]

@Hyce Hyce can we get a comment please love to hear your thoughts about this

[@Hyce777]

It's stupid exciting. So thrilled for the museum.

[@speedghost1996]

@@Hyce777 omg thank you! Also have you seen the new shunter in derail valley? Looking forward to the video on that lol. As an aside, thank you so much for all your videos and knowledge you share with everyone. They bring a lot of joy to my day personally as well. Trains were a big part of my life growing up by the old Chicago Railyards and the Amtrak stations. And im a Thomas kid lol. It's made my day getting a reply for you. Thank you so much

[@TrainsAreReallyCool]

​@@Hyce777 THE MAN HIMSELF.

[@tristanbentz224]

How much do you think we need to donate to get ES&D painted on something in the museum

[@ashleytaylor896]

that really needs to be a thing

[@Hyce777]

As much as I'd die laughing at that happening, it's not really a fit with the museums' true mission. Perhaps a model if I can sneak it in.... Lol!

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

Maybe on a visiting auto?

[@roadtrain_]

@@Hyce777 Correct but... a little easter egg for those in the know would be great. Also HELLO BIRD.

[@tomstech4390]

"Enjoy Steam and Donate" sign... it's not wrong.

[@game_mode_z449]

Man I can't wait to- and I've been beaten to the punch about Hyce.

[@azrailfan2717]

Nice to see the musuem thriving. Last time I was there was in the summer of 2007

[@FoxIslandRailroadCo]

This is awesome!! Long live steam locomotion, cheers to the folks working hard on this historic equipment 🔥

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Time to buy an entire right of way as well. It would be nice to see those trains up and running again If RTD Orange Line can extend all the way to the Railroad Museum and west to Golden, that would be great too.

[@seththomas9105]

RTD? What a disorganized mess. Unless you want to ride from the airport to downtown.

[@shockwavegaming5907]

I wonder if Hyce had anything to do with it being so popular recently, love him!

[@nathancorcoran5347]

I was here at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado back in July 2016 and July 2022.

[@ThatBIGTRAINGuy]

I was one of those visitors of 2023 (over from the UK!). I loved my visit and personal "access all areas" guided tour. Great people there!

[@JSTRonline2]

Me: isn’t that the museum Hyce works at? Looks at comments, my people!

[@wasatchrailroader5704]

Great museum to visit!

[@NSaw1]

Lol I bet the popularity came from Hyce as many other comments have pointed out haha I've been there before but that was around 10 years ago I think! Been looking to come again next time I make it back to the area since watching Hyce's videos lol

[@OfficialDenverRioGrandeWestern]

It’s been amazing seeing how this museum has transformed these last couple years 🥲

[@crrm]

We're gonna need a bigger rail yard!

[@joshbreck3489]

Looks like Hyce is gonna have a good day today

[@rockhead4534]

Awesome! Greatest railroad museum in the USA.

[@crrm]

We have been named one of the top-ten paid attractions in the Denver Metro Area in an exit survey of visitors departing from DIA in something like 13 of the last 15 years!

[@doctordeath.5716]

This is totally cool and I hope some day I can visit ❤❤❤❤

[@mjrodriguez8670]

I plan to visit this railroad museum in the future!

[@kenvandevoort7820]

I got to visit in June, 1967, two weeks before Air Force basic training. I did get to meet Robert W. Richardson.

[@crrm]

Bob had moved back to Ohio by the time I started at the Museum in 2002 but I did get to interact and work with him over the phone a few times before he passed. I think he'd be impressed with how the Museum has grown.

[@dominickwattters3901]

Definitely because of Hyce!!

[@crrm]

Mark's success doesn't hurt.

[@crazypickles8235]

Why didnt they mention Hyce?!

[@weestrains]

So many fond memories of that place

[@arlingtontrains7]

I wish them the best, absolutely beautiful!

[@norliasmith]

Hmm, wonder what Hyce is gonna be up to...

[@Trip0905]

Broke attendance records.. I wonder if a certain railran/railroad volunteer could have had anything to do with that

[@crrm]

I get asked if @Hyce777 is on-site at least once or twice a week......the added attention can't hurt.

[@crrm]

and I don't even work in the front office anymore.

[@nelsonnoname001]

Where Hyce and da dawgs at!

[@anthonycook5238]

Hyce moment

[@DougGrinbergs]

Nice drone footage 👍

[@crrm]

they sent out a pro....very nice guy and skilled with the drone.

[@FallenFlagRailfan]

Hyce!

[@shimesu443]

It was nice to see footage of Grandma running. Hopefully they'll be able to give those girls more space to run.

[@TrainsAreReallyCool]

**Happy Parrot Noises**

[@1TruNub]

For the grander good!!!

[@UHGuac]

a parking lot... wow....

[@crrm]

this is just the start......check back in ten years.

[@shanelynch2218]

Just hyce

[@billyhatcher643]

They need to thank hyce for the popularity increase he's the reason why the place got so popular

[@robnobert]

whew .. almost thought it was it was Chuck Testa

[@GreatNW]

My personal opinion is it would be smarter to invest in a larger property farther out from the major population center. The National forests or parks sometimes will allow historical working museums to open within thier borders. It stops encroachment from residential neighborhoods and brings visitors to the parks, plus lots of land.

[@crrm]

we love our homebase in Golden and hope to see it expand further....that said, we have been invited to open and operate satellite facilities in other counties in the past.......we are planning on moving the collection facilities off-site and I won't be surprised some day if we have more than one location with rides available.

[@brianfalzon6739]

Awesome news

[@crrm]

Exciting news!!!!!!

[@DennisMurtha-eg7ld]

😊thankyou fun🎉

[@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695]

Mr Mark huber hyce is the sole reason this museum is doing so well I guess it was just in his blood being the grandson of the huber steam tractor company founder

[@crrm]

Mark has brought a lot of internet attention to the Museum but this success is due in no small part to the hard work of the entire crew (staff & volunteers) over the last 20+ years.

[@jamesgroccia644]

@Hyce

[@blackstone1a]

This news report Smells Like Kenosha

[@BNSF4706]

Ah yes the CRM home of da best. Hyce.

[@crazyjoe4247]

Why is she there in the middle of the nigh?

[@tracynation2820]

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

[@KeeganStevens]

I Went There In December

[@DuesyJ29]

Not a single bit of information about the property or if they plan on expanding.

[@akaBoG]

The Museum is developing property (to the south) that they have owned for decades to expand parking. From there, with increased capacity, they hope to eventually build a new welcome center on the existing parking lot. No current plans to develop the newly bought land at this time.......long-term, who knows what the future will hold. They have owned (and rented) an additional neighboring property for almost a decade.

[@slickdiggler1197]

Do you expect anything else from our lame lazy media? lol You literally have to come to the comments to actually learn about news stories anymore.

[@bachmanboi2016]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO

[@Mattsmodeltrainz]

Hyce will be iver the moon

[@chadbailey189]

if they don't buy ut, high end houses will be built, then they will complain about noise and smoke and have train yard shut down

[@uncipaws7643]

"Our parking lot dictates the capacity of every event that we operate." For a railroad museum that's depressing. I'm thinking of Südbahnmuseum Mürzzuschlag which is right next to a station with hourly railjet/EuroCity/InterCity plus some nightjet trains. (Some of the other austrian museums aren't as conveniently located but at least they're more or less in walking distance from a regularly served railway station.)

[@JaredSmith2.0]

Rebuild the C&S??!?

[@crrm]

I just dropped an awesome Big Train Tour on C&S Caboose No. 1009: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6uVemasnbCZarM

[@Train115]

Yoooo!

[@AVEC_Institution]

Going to haft to dislike this No Hyce 0/10

[@crrm]

hahahahaha...........made me think of the meme rating Marvel movies based on the amount of TRAINS featured in each project.....

[@paulafranceschi]

It's a great museum and can be greater still. I hope a billionaire gives them an endowment.

[@crrm]

we are lucky to be one of the best privately supported railroad museum's in the US!

[@phillipvennemann503]

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[@MilwaukeeF40C]

Too bad Colorado is becoming a DNC shthle, like the state I just escaped.

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

Nah Denver is just too big for the rest of the state. Lol.

[@Ethan.Lamoureux]

@@TheObsesedAnimeFreaksSo like everywhere else, the big city controls the politics of the entire state even tho the rest of the state disagrees. I know what it’s like, I live in Michigan, where we wish we could dump Detroit.

[@cynthiablackthorn]

Hehe I bet this new company is wonder who hyce is and why we keep commenting about him