As part of the RPM, a few hosts offered to open their layouts for RPM registrants to visit on Sunday. The addresses to these layouts was shared at the regsitration desk on Saturday.
Appalachian & Ohio Railroad by David Stewart
This 1968 era A&O is a 2 rail O scale 2500 sq’ railroad. As chronicled over the years in the hobby press, it incorporates many unique design, construction, and operational features. See www.aorailroad.com
Milliken, CO 80543. (20 min west of the museum.)
BNSF Fall River Division by John Parker
The BNSF Fall River Division is a prototype based freelance model railroad of the
BNSF Railway. Scenes on the layout are representative of cities, industries, lifestyle, and scenery found almost anywhere throughout the United States. The era of the layout is considered “modern” as the details, structures, engines and rolling stock are typical of what may have been found along the railroad between the year 2018 and the present time.
Construction on the BNSF Fall River Division began in January of 2007. The layout is located in a 3,000 square foot area, specifically designed for the railroad.
The layout is primarily a double deck “mushroom” type design, with only one deck visible at any time. Trains move between decks through helixes located throughout the railroad, as well as a 1.8% ruling visible grade between Winston and Kimber. Aisle widths are generally between 36 and 48 inches to comfortably accommodate many operators and visitors.
http://www.bnsfrr.net and https://www.facebook.com/Fallriverdiv/
Longmont, CO 80504. (46 minutes south west of the museum.)
Maine Central – Portland Division by Rich Gibson
This prototype-based HO layout focuses on two branches of the Maine Central RR (MEC) that joined the E-W mainline at Brunswick, Maine, and has recently been expanded to include a portion of the partly double-track mainline west toward Portland. The layout occupies a ~2000 sq. ft. basement and is built for operation. The Lewiston Lower branch heads NW from Brunswick, serving textile and other mills situated along the Androscoggin River. The Rockland branch heads east across rivers and tidal inlets to its terminus at Rockland on the Atlantic Ocean. Customers include a major cement plant, coal dock, large shipyard, canneries, and a variety of other small-town businesses. The time period is October 1951 when the railroad was using a mix of small to medium steam and first-generation diesels.
Golden, CO 80401. (1 and 1/4 hour south, south west the museum.)
Park on street; go through gate on right of driveway, down side steps, and enter through back door.