[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 95 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2012

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and applaud 
the Colorado Railroad Museum for receiving the Living Landmark Award.
  The Living Landmark Award is presented by the Golden Landmarks 
Association, a nonprofit organization which works to preserve historic 
places and educate people about the wonderful history the Golden area 
has to offer.
  The Colorado Railroad Museum has provided an interesting and colorful 
history of railroading unique to the Western United States. Railroads 
have been instrumental in Colorado's history by encouraging the 
economy, migration, and culture to flourish. In 1959, Robert W. 
Richardson and Cornelius W. Hauck opened the Colorado Railroad Museum 
in Golden.
  The museum houses the largest repository for Colorado's railroad 
history and nearly 100,000 people visit the museum every year. In the 
late 90's the museum added a climate-controlled library to house books, 
photographs, and corporate records and added an authentic roundhouse 
and turntable to restore and maintain the historic equipment. To 
instill in today's youth a love for trains and railroads, The Colorado 
Railroad Museum offers train rides every weekend and hosts the Thomas 
the Tank Engine event every year.
  The Colorado Railroad Museum is ranked among the top 25 Denver area 
historical and cultural attractions and has been recognized by the 
Smithsonian Institute, American Association of State and Local History, 
and Colorado Historical Society for its work preserving railroad 
history in the Rocky Mountains.
  I am honored to congratulate the Colorado Railroad Museum; I know 
they will work to provide an understanding and passion of railroads for 
future generations.

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