Forney Museum of Transportation
When I was a kid growing up in Denver, we had the annual family or school trip to the old Forney Museum. Normally I loved these sorts of trips, but back then the museum was dark and dirty and a lot of the exhibits lived outside in the cold with the pigeons. But things have changed! Now the Forney Museum (in a new building and location) can claim to be one of the premier transportation museums in the United States!
So here is a little bit more about the Forney Museum of Transportation -
- To move to it's new location, 3 miles of temporary rail road track was laid down to move the locomotives. There was over $1,000,000.- in damage to the roads during the move.
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The largest engine (Big Boy) weighs 600 tons (or 1.2 million pounds)
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The oldest car in the collection is a 1899 Locomobile
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The newest (for now) is a 2005 Ford Thunderbird that belongs to Mrs. Forney
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There are several hundred cars in the museum
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Over 500 exhibits
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2 buildings with over 120,000 square feet. Only one building is open to the public
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Want to visit Forney on a fun weekend? Try the Big Boy Weekend held every Father's Day. This is the ONLY time the trains are opened up and the public is allowed to walk through.
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There is a trolley available for rental inside the museum - great for parties!
- The best known exhibit is the largest train locomotive made - Big Boy
- The best known car is the 1927 Rolls Royce Phantom I once owned by Prince Aly Khan of Nepal or the 1923 Kissel Speedster Model 45 Goldbug once owned by Ameila Earhart.
source: www.forneymuseum.org
© Photos by Ron Adams
