1902 Dumont Depot

The 120-year-old Depot, that we are calling the “Dumont Depot”, resided in Dumont, Colorado. It had been used as a storage area for a local rafting company. They wanted to build a new storage unit so wanted the Depot to find a new home.

It made sense for our Moffat Road Railroad Museum to acquire the Depot for several reasons:

• When Colorado & Southern Railroad went into bankruptcy, the bank named David Halliday Moffat as the receiver of the railroad. In owning the railroad, he also owned the Depot.
• Our museum needed a Family Train Ride Ticket Window, more exhibit display space, and a Community Event Center! This event center will serve as an affordable venue to accommodate small weddings, business meetings, birthday parties, etc.
• We would be saving a unique piece of Colorado railroad history.

We successfully moved the Depot on October 17, 2023 from Dumont to Granby. (See videos below on this page and/or read the press release). In order to make that happen, we raised the following: $20,000 for us to build a foundation to set the building on, $50,000 to transport the building to our museum, and $15,000 for crane operation. The roof area was then covered to protect the building from the winter weather. 

What came next?

What came next? The Depot got a new shingled roof!

Next up for project work and funding needs:

• Restore and renovate the Depot’s interior woodwork (funds needed to be raised first) = $15,000
• Run electrical and install all outlets and lights = $21,000
• Install propane heater = $8,000

Once funds are raised, in the Winter 2024/Spring 2025, we hope to start restoration and renovation of the Depot’s interior. Summer 2025 we plan to build an annex to the Depot to have restrooms and a kitchen. We will need to raise approximately $125,000 more for the completion of this Depot project.

Save the Depot Fundraiser!

Won’t you donate to the Dumont Depot Fundraiser?

Help us move and restore the 120-year-old train depot that will become our Family Train Ride Ticket Window and Community Event Center at our Museum.

Donate online through PayPal or mail in a check. You don’t have to have a PayPal account to donate online. All major credit cards accepted. All donors will receive a donation receipt for tax records, so be sure to include your current Mailing Address while on the donation form in PayPal.

For questions, please call Executive Director, Dave Naples, at 970-281-9094.

Family Train Ride “Buy a Tie” 

“Buy a Tie” for $100 or buy a bunch of Ties and own a piece of the Family Train Ride & Moffat Road Railroad Museum. You can “Buy a Tie” that will have you, your family or organization name engraved on a brass plaque that will be mounted to a railroad tie on the new Family Train Ride track! Your family name (e.g. The Smith Family) or business name will be remembered as a supporter of the museum forever, and it will be fun to show your family and friends on your future visits! When the ties are all spoken for is when the Family Train Ride “Buy a Tie Campaign” will come to a close.

In the News

Depot Photos

Photos from Dumont, Colorado, where the Depot was being used as a storage unit by Mad Adventures:

The Depot is all prepped for the move to Granby scheduled to take place the week of September 18, 2023 (which was delayed until October 17, 2023):

The transport of the Depot on October 17, 2023 was a success!