We're a "crafty" bunch. Among us, we have over two centuries of modeling experience! At each meeting we have a short business meeting, a break with refreshments, a how2 clinic or presentation, a drawing for door prizes, and a model contest. Check out the winners in the Milepost Newsletters. We also have a large HO scale modular railroad group. Many of our members are also involved in HOn3 and N scale modular groups. We try to put on two swapmeets a year.

National Model Railroad Association Rocky Mountain Region NMRA
Contest Schedule

  • January - Open Loads
  • February - Vehicles (Cars, Trucks, Farm, Construction)
  • March - Structures
  • April - Bent Screw Driver (Unlikely equipment spoof)
  • May - Photos (prototype or models)
  • June - Freight Cars
  • July - Work Trains/MOW (Engine, 3 cars, caboose)
  • August - Passenger Equipment (all types)
  • September - Weathering (Buildings, Freight cars, Locomotives, etc)
  • October - Diesel Locomotives
  • November - Cabeese
  • December - NO CONTEST (Christmas Party)

    Contacts

    Superintendent
  • Charles Marchbanks
    (Put "attn:Charles Marchbanks" in the subject line.)

    Asst. Superintendent
  • Bill Poley
    (Put "attn:Bill Poley" in the subject line.)

    Secretary
  • Mike Cather
    (Put "attn:Mike Cather" in the subject line.)

    Treasurer & Raffle Chairman
  • Frank Pareso
    (Put "attn:Frank Pareso" in the subject line.)

    Pikes Peak Division Module Group Chairman
  • John Emmot
    (Put "attn:John Emmot" in the subject line.)

    Librarian
  • Jerry Hansz
    (Put "attn:Jerry Hansz" in the subject line.)

    Monthly Contest Chairman
  • Ed Pagels
    (Put "attn:Ed Pagels" in the subject line.)

    Milepost Editor
  • John Emmot
    (Put "attn:John Emmot" in the subject line.)

    Webmaster
  • Chris Fox
    Pikes Peak Division Website
    Rocky Mountain Region NMRA Website
    Pikes Peak & Southern Railroad Corp. HO Modulars Website

    NMRA Achievement Program & Nominating Chairman
  • Bill Poley
    (Put "attn:Bill Poley" in the subject line.)

    NMRA Membership Chairman (acting)
  • Bill Poley
    (Put "attn:Bill Poley" in the subject line.)

    Swapmeet Chairman
  • Charles Marchbanks
    (Put "attn:Charles Marchbanks" in the subject line.)


    Pikes Peak Division Video Library


    Contact Jerry Hansz to checkout a video. Give tape numbers and titles.




    Pikes Peak Division Bylaws


    Fifth Draft of new changes to the PPD bylaws. (pdf)
    Sixth Draft of new changes to the PPD bylaws. (pdf)



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    Note:The dead line for Milepost article contributions is two weeks before the next scheduled meeting.
    If you have material, please contact the editor.

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    March 2008 300K
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    Colorado Railroads Blogspot Website.

    FOR SALE - Chicago & Northwestern Railroad F7A # 416
    Scale - 12" to the foot - PRICE: $130,000

    Advance Planning Considerations for Modelers or Collectors Let’s pause to focus on what lies ahead for us all - the end of the line. Eventually we will pass from this life. The trick is to exit gracefully. Serious decisions and actions must be taken way in advance so we can protect our loved ones, our money, and our collections. Tales of woe from fellow members and their families illustrate quite well what we’re talking about. Fore-warned is fore-armed. View article (pdf)

    CDOT Rail Relocation Implementation Study Website

    Take A Ride On the Midland
    Click Here.
    Pikes Peak Cog Railway in 1936
    Click Here.
    A 1938 promotional film of the Denver & Rio Grande RR.
    About ten minutes long. A few moments of various steam trains, even at the ending.
    Lots of Pikes Peak area highlights. Must see! Click Here.
    Thanks Mike Cather!
    New Era Dawns for Rail Building - WALL STREET JOURNAL news article
    America is back to working on the railroads. For decades, stretches of track west of this town were so rough that trains couldn't run faster than 25 miles an hour. Lanie Keith, a locomotive engineer for Kansas City Southern, recalls waiting for hours when trains stalled on a steep curve on a stretch of single track between Meridian and Shreveport, La. (Read Article)

    Coffee on the Rails
    Train Stories by John LaBorde published in the HignPlainsView newspaper and website.

    BNSF's Citizens for Rail Security Program
    Form
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    Use this Home Depot color formula to get the module brown used on module legs,
    backs of backboards, ends, and front side facias. (Scanned from original source.) It seems the
    Foxfire color we have been using and refer to in the module specs is not the same.
    It's been reported this is now a very red color.



    Pikes Peak Division Module Show Guidelines


  • Traditional style module setups and operations.
  • All members invited to run trains in DC and DCC.
  • Any modules that conform to the basic construction, track standards, and DCC wiring requirements.
  • Standards set by the Module Group Chairman.
  • Guest operators and trains ok.






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    October - Saturday 9:30am-3:00pm - SlimRail Swapmeet & Setup.


    At Rampart High School, 8250 Lexington Drive, Colorado Springs. (Map)

    Admission will be $4.00, Family $6.00, Kids Free!

    For table reservations and information, contact: Rolf Eisenbeis 719-597-6260
    Module group usually invited. More details coming.




    November - Pikes Peak Division Swap Meet.




    (Pending location change.) At the Knights of Columbus Hall Security, Colorado

    Charles Marchbanks is the swapmeet chairman. Be thinking of what you can do to help out or rent a table.


    Check the weather first!

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