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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 Contacts Superintendent  Asst. Superintendent Secretary Treasurer & Raffle Chairman Pikes Peak Division Module Group Chairman Librarian Monthly Contest Chairman Milepost Editor Webmaster
NMRA Achievement Program & Nominating Chairman NMRA Membership Chairman (acting) Swapmeet Chairman Pikes Peak Division Video Library 
Contact Jerry Hansz to checkout a video. Give tape numbers and titles.
Pikes Peak Division Bylaws Support our local hobby shops. 
 
 Back to Top of Page Note:The dead line for Milepost article contributions is two weeks before the next scheduled meeting. If you have material, please contact the editor. (in PDF Format) November 2008 1017K October 2008 721K September 2008 315K August 2008 412K July 2008 1090K June 2008 624K 
 Back to Top of Page Operations Training Session for Pike's Peak Division, RMR, NMRA At Bob Haggart's Kiski Valley RR. December 6, 2008,
Doors Open: 11:00 AM, Session Starts: 12:00 PM, Session Ends: 4:00 PM Train hobbyists are loco for that motion. (Video) Colorado Railroads Blogspot Website. 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) 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) BNSF's Citizens for Rail Security Program Form Video 
Back to Top of Page   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  
Back to Top of Page November 15 - Pikes Peak Division NMRA Swapmeet.  At the Knights of Columbus Hall, 456 Marquette Drive Security, CO Charles Marchbanks is the swapmeet chairman. Be thinking of what you can do to help out or rent a table. January, 2009 - TrainExpoColorado joint swapmeet and module show. (Possible 2-day)  At Crown Plaza Hotel, 2886 S. Circle Dr. (I-25 and Circle Exit 187, Colorado Springs.) Admission will be $3.00, 4+ Family - $8.00, Kids under 12 - Free! For table reservations and information, contact: Roy 719-574-4382 www.trainexpoco.org coming soon.  The 2009 Rocky Mountain Region Convention will be held in Greeley, Colorado from May 21 to May 24, 2009.
The convention is hosted by the Northern Colorado Division of the Rocky Mountain Region of the National Model Railroad Association. The theme of the convention is Trains, Planes, Cars and Boats (website)
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