{"id":5326,"date":"2016-05-22T15:53:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T13:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=5326"},"modified":"2025-01-13T20:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T18:09:19","slug":"forney-museum-transportation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/forney-museum-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Forney Museum of Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Forney Museum of Transportation<\/strong>, located in <strong>Denver<\/strong>, <strong>Colorado<\/strong>, is a unique institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing a diverse array of transportation artifacts. Established in 1961 by J.D. Forney, the museum has grown from a single 1921 Kissel automobile to a collection of over 600 exhibits, including automobiles, motorcycles, <strong>aircraft<\/strong>, and rail equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Forney Museum of Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">4303 Brighton Blvd<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Denver<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Colorado 80216<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forneymuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.forneymuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:info@forneymuseum.org\">info@forneymuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 (303) 297-1113<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday &#8211; Saturday 10:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday 12:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/forney_museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-1512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter\" class=\"wp-image-1512\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d392485.01075586426!2d-105.24716468361201!3d39.77806600000001!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x75ef3f858f4ca3c3!2sForney+Museum+of+Transportation!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1463924846247\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft in collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/forney-museum-transportation\/martin-amphibious-air-car-mi-c85-n7602b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Martin-Amphibious-Air-Car-MI-C85-N7602B.jpg\" alt=\"Forney Museum of Transportation Martin Amphibious Air Car MI-C85 N7602B\" class=\"wp-image-5327\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>N312<p><\/p>\n<p>N305AL<\/p>\n<p>N7503C<\/p>\n<p>N7602B<\/p>\n<p>N396B<\/p><\/td><td>Beech AT-7 Navigator<p><\/p>\n<p>Brantly 305<\/p>\n<p>Forney F.1A Aircoupe<\/p>\n<p>Martin Amphibious Air Car MI-C85<\/p>\n<p>Quickie Aircraft Quickie<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Forney Museum of Transportation<\/strong> has <span class=\"txt\">500 exhibits relating to historical transportation. Highlights include &#8220;Big Boy,&#8221; the world\u2019s largest steam locomotive <strong>Big Boy  is<\/strong> one of the museum&#8217;s most notable exhibits is the Union Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 4005. Legendary aviator Amelia Earhart\u2019s Gold Bug Kissel and a rare 1916 Detroit Electric Opera Coupe, one of the world\u2019s first electric cars.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Forney Museum of Transportation, located in Denver, Colorado, is a unique institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing a diverse array of transportation artifacts. 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