Ridgway Railroad Museum

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150 Racecourse Rd.

Ridgway, CO 81432

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Ridgway, Colorado, long known as the birthplace of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, is the home of a museum dedicated to the preservation of the history of railroading in Ouray County and surrounding areas.

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