Colorado’s storied narrow gauge railroads still live with the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, operating between Chama, N.M., and Antonito, Colo. See narrow gauge steam battle the grades in spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery with www.Trains.com. […]
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MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Herb & Mike Danneman’s HOn3 D&RGW
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A father and son team re-created the look of Colorado in their basement. The HOn3 Denver & Rio Grande Western of Herb & Mike Danneman is really 3-D artwork! […]
MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Herb & Mike Danneman’s HOn3 D&RGW
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A father and son team re-created the look of Colorado in their basement. The HOn3 Denver & Rio Grande Western of Herb & Mike Danneman is really 3-D artwork! […]
Cumbres & Toltec, Durango & Silverton discuss locomotive swap NEWSWIRE
No. 487, painted as No. 483 for the railroad’s 40th anniversary in 2010. The 483 was the only operating locomotive on the C&TS in 1970 and had been repainted for use in a movie. Nathan Zachman DURANGO, Colo. – Rumors have been circulating for weeks that the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge and the Cumbres […]
Layout visit: Mike Danneman’s Rio Grande Moffat Road in N scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MR Video Plus exclusive visit to Mike Danneman’s Rio Grande Moffat Road N scale layout, you’ll witness some of the finest scenery you’ll ever see on a model railroad of any size or scale! Follow along with Mike as he takes […]
Layout visit: Mike Danneman’s Rio Grande Moffat Road in N scale
In this MR Video Plus exclusive visit to Mike Danneman’s Rio Grande Moffat Road N scale layout, you’ll witness some of the finest scenery you’ll ever see on a model railroad of any size or scale! Follow along with Mike as he takes you on a guided tour of his basement layout, featured in the […]
‘19 west, copy 4, Plains’
Three NP F units lead a 12-car train 2, the Mainstreeter, through Plains, Mont., in summer 1964. The depot’s train-order signal projects above the third unit, while a mail pouch is ready to be snagged by No. 2’s RPO. Bruce Butler In the summer of 1964 I had just about the best summer job that […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 23 – Union Pacific in Mile-High City & More
For his second day in the Denver area, host Drew Halverson explores more of the Front Range, before returning to other railroad sites in the Mile-High City. Drew also joins pal Mike Danneman for stops at the recently-renovated Denver Union Station and an extra special ride on the Colorado Railroad Museum’s K-37 steam locomotive. […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 23 – Union Pacific in Mile-High City & More
For his second day in the Denver area, host Drew Halverson explores more of the Front Range, before returning to other railroad sites in the Mile-High City. Drew also joins pal Mike Danneman for stops at the recently-renovated Denver Union Station and an extra special ride on the Colorado Railroad Museum’s K-37 steam locomotive. […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 22 – Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision
Host Drew Halverson ventures to Denver, Colo., home of his beloved Broncos. But more importantly, it’s the starting point for UP’s Moffat Route over the Continental Divide. Good pal Mike Danneman leads the MRVP crew out of the city and into the Front Range for a day of dramatic views and action along the curvaceous, […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 22 – Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision
Host Drew Halverson ventures to Denver, Colo., home of his beloved Broncos. But more importantly, it’s the starting point for UP’s Moffat Route over the Continental Divide. Good pal Mike Danneman leads the MRVP crew out of the city and into the Front Range for a day of dramatic views and action along the curvaceous, […]
Book Review: 72-82: Western Pacific’s Final Decade
72-82: Western Pacific’s Final Decade by Ted Benson, Dick Dorn, Dale Sanders, Dave Stanley White River Productions, P.O. Box 48 Bucklin, MO 64631; 240 pages, hardcover, 12.25 x 9.25 inches; $79.95 www.whiteriverproductions.com North American railroading wasn’t always dominated by super-sized Class I railroads and a smattering of so-called regionals and short lines. Not that long […]
