# Colorado Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet

> Immerse yourself in the world of model railroading


## Posts

- [Set up and show hours finalized, vendor and layout load in on map!](https://corpm.org/set-up-and-show-hours-finalized-vendor-and-layout-load-in-on-map/): Please check out the final negotiated hours for the show, the setup, and thus the break down, for when the doors will be unlocked. The new map will also show where the big doors will allow you to drive in. Remember, Friday by noon, we need all the vehicles back in the parking lot! The vendor tables and layouts are shown here (updated 2025.09.10), note that SOUTH is to the top of the drawing, so rotate your computer screen 180 degrees. There are still negotiations about the electrical drop locations, so don’t 3D print it yet! Of course, as always. […]
- [Another Silver Sponsor added!](https://corpm.org/another-silver-sponsor-added/): Thank you to Azatrax LLC from Longmont, Colorado: https://www.azatrax.com/ All the Colorado RPM sponsors are listed here: https://corpm.org/sponsors/
- [Camping spot map added...](https://corpm.org/camping-spot-map-added/): I believe the rate is $35 a night, will comfirm and update here. <– CONFIRMED! Again, no fires allowed. Showers and bathrooms not available 24/7. Click here for the map.
- [Clinics are rolling in...](https://corpm.org/clinics-are-rolling-in/): If your name is not in this list yet, let us know -> https://corpm.org/clinics/
- [Announcing a Platinum Sponsor!](https://corpm.org/announcing-a-platinum-sponsor/): Thank you Iowa Scaled Engineering for supporting the Colorado RPM at the highest level! Iowa Scaled Engineeringhttps://www.iascaled.com
- [Setup time for layouts...](https://corpm.org/setup-time-for-layouts/): Setup time starts at 08:00, and vehicles allowed till noon, electrical drops included, now noted, see https://corpm.org/layouts/
- [Layout Registration Form available!](https://corpm.org/layout-registration-form-available/)
- [2025 forms are updated and loaded...](https://corpm.org/2025-forms-are-loaded/): Apart from the Hands on Clinic Stations, all the forms are now loaded into the 2025 pages, ready for you to sign up as a Sponsor, a Vendor, who to contact to participate with a Layout and just to Regiser yourself!
- [The date and location for 2025 is set!](https://corpm.org/the-date-and-location-for-2025-is-set/): Saturday & Sunday, September 27-28, 20259:00am – 5:00pm Island Grove Event Center421 N 15th Ave., Greeley, CO
- [Getting set up for 2025](https://corpm.org/getting-set-up-for-2025/): Most complaint forms asked for another day, almost ALL complaint forms complained that it was AWESOME…so, managment is working on approval to host it again (and again) but for two days next time and with more space. Greeley is still the destination, since we need those WONDERFUL volunteers from the Colorado Model Railroad Museum to be home before midnight! Oh, and a thank you very, very, very much to ALL who helped making it a success!!! (even if you stayed away to avoid the complaint form, thank you!) Therefore, the website is undergoing some MAJOR renovations to make room for […]
- [Clinic descriptions added](https://corpm.org/clinic-descriptions-added/)
- [Website updates...](https://corpm.org/website-updates/): 2024.08.23 Clinic Schedule updated 2024.08.26 Things to do in the area 2024.08.27 Sponsorship form added (would you like to donate a door prize?) 2024.08.30 Restaurants and Model display info sheet added
- [Colorado Model Railroad Museum Hosts First Colorado Rail Prototype Modelers Meet](https://corpm.org/colorado-model-railroad-museum-hosts-first-colorado-rail-prototype-meet/): The Colorado Model Railroad Museum is thrilled to announce that it will be hosting the first-ever Colorado Rail Prototype Modelers Meet in Greeley, CO! This exciting event aims to bring together modelers from our region and across the country, fostering connections and fellowship while celebrating prototype modeling. Model railroading is a beloved hobby that allows enthusiasts to recreate and showcase the intricate details of real-life railroads in miniature form. It combines creativity, craftsmanship, and a deep appreciation for the history and engineering behind these impressive machines. The Colorado Rail Prototype Modelers Meet provides an opportunity for modelers to come together […]

## Pages

- [Sponsors](https://corpm.org/sponsors/): The Colorado Rail Prototype Modelers Meet is proudly sponsored by the following entities. To thank them for their time and resources, please visit their sites for news and their products and/or services. If you would like to help sponsor this event please complete this form and email or mail it back. Presenting Sponsors: Colorado Model Railroad Museum Rocky Mountain Region, NMRA Northern Colorado Division NMRA https://cmrm.org/ https://rmr-nmra.org/ https://rmr-nmra.org/northerncoloradodiv.htm Platinum Sponsors: Iowa Scaled Engineeringhttps://www.iascaled.com
- [2026 Event](https://corpm.org/2026-event/): Next Colorado RPM date set at the Event Center for October 16 to 18, 2026. Location and Time:October 16th, 2026 from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Home Layouts)October 17th, 2026 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pmOctober 18th, 2026 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Island Grove Event Center:421 N 15th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631 Please use the south and west parking lots at the event center. Entrance is on the south side of the building. Schedule:Friday Night Ops Session at Colorado Model Railroad Museum: Registered attendees will receive an email to sign up closer to the event – so register today! […]
- [2025.09.26](https://corpm.org/2025-09-26/): Thank you to all the hosts willing to show off their empires at home! https://ibrahimmansur4.medium.com/integrating-opencv-with-ros2-a-comprehensive-guide-to-computer-vision-in-robotics-66b97fa2de92
- [2025 Event Photos and Videos](https://corpm.org/2025-event/2025-photos/): Adam Crews: Michelle’s Opening Speech and Snacks of the 2nd Colorado Rail Prototype Meet CORPM 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSEAENhlaZk Walk through: https://youtu.be/-IdjcSuf4Ac Free-mo layout ride: https://youtu.be/fTcvnPVI0UU Michelle Kempema’s Flickr Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCwyKU Colorado Rail Prototype Meet 2025 Recap: https://youtu.be/XaNzbO-ZCT0?si=6S8LyFZnkHZXTVuZ Colorado RPM 2025: Rebuilding a Forest for the Colorado Model Railroad Museum (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1EPltdyjRU Colorado RPM 2025: These Models are Fantastic! (Part 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3w-nBhbQuU Colorado RPM 2025: These Free-mo Modular Layouts are Amazing! (Part 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFH3_Bx1cpo Ellen Woods:
- [Camping](https://corpm.org/lodging/camping/): Camping is available in the Island Grove Parking lot at $35 per night. Please contact Michelle Kempema at michelle@cmrm.org to reserve a space. This is not a normal campground. It is a place to plug your camper in overnight during the event. No fires allowed. The RV sites are located on paved lot to the north west of the Event Center. You may pick your spot: first come, first served.  You can also move if you don’t like it within the same parking lot.   They do not have public showers or restrooms open in the park all 24 hours. […]
- [2025 Layouts](https://corpm.org/2025-event/2025-layouts/): The RPM will have layouts at the venue and also offer layouts at private homes to vist.
- [Hotels](https://corpm.org/lodging/hotels/): Best Western Greeley (2563 W 29th Street, Greeley, CO  80631) (new 15% discount link) Comfort Inn & Suites Greeley Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Greeley, CO Currier Inn Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Greeley at Lincoln Park (919 7th St. Greeley, CO 80631) (new 15% discount link) A link to a Google map with all the hotels within a 5 mile radius from the RPM for Friday and Saturday night. A link to airbnb with all the available nights from Friday to Sunday.
- [WIMRR](https://corpm.org/wimrr/): 2024.11.08 WIMRR Zoom meeting 2024.10.13 WIMRR Zoom meeting 2025.01.10 WIMRR Zoom meeting 2025.01.25 Sign up for OpSession on the Dry Hill Model Railroad Club at the Railroad Hobby Show in Springfield, MA 2025.01.25 at 18:00 OpSession on the Dry Hill Model Railroad Club at the Railroad Hobby Show in Springfield, MA To receive newsletters and our Zoom links, make sure you are an official member of Women in Model Railroading Special Interest Group. To join the SIG: https://forms.gle/aKPhcXU1sthKW1MQ8 NMRA membership is not required.
- [Hands on Clinic Stations](https://corpm.org/hands-on-clinic-stations/): Want to improve your skills or products, visit the hands on clinic stations to learn a new method. Want to offer a skill to teach someone else? In 2025 we had: If you have any questions please contact Michelle at michelle@cmrm.org
- [Home Layouts](https://corpm.org/2025-event/2025-layouts/home-layouts/): As part of your registration for the Colorado RPM, you will be able to attend Open House Layouts on Friday that are set up to participate in the RPM. The layouts are all shown on this map with their short descriptions (from south to north). (You will receive the addresses for each in an email when registered, soon.) The current list of layouts to see includes: Jim Chiddix – Oahu Railway (On3) Pat Lana – Cedar River & Iowa Central Railway (CRANDIC) (N) Gerry Glancy – Dueling Gauges Railroad & Navigation Co. (HO/HOn3) Keith Hayes – Colorado & Southern High […]
- [2024 Event Photos](https://corpm.org/2024-event-photos/): Below are a few links to places where photos are uploaded from all 3 days, setup, operating session at the CMRM, the RPM self and the layout tours on Sunday. If you have photos and are willing to share them too, contact us and we will add the albums here! YouTube DaBob’s ManCave: Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s First RPM Meet Pt 1 Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s First RPM Meet Pt 2 Adam Crews: First Annual Colorado Rail Proto Meet FlickR Michelle’s RPM Album Speed’s attempt to do an Album
- [2025 Event](https://corpm.org/2025-event/): Location and Time:September 27th, 2025 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pmSeptember 28th, 2025 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Island Grove Event Center:421 N 15th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631 Please use the south and west parking lots at the event center. Entrance is on the south side of the building. Schedule:Friday Night Ops Session at Colorado Model Railroad Museum: Registered attendees will receive an email to sign up closer to the event – so register today! Saturday Meet: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (model drop off starts at 7:00 am, Model info sheet)Clinics: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (click here for […]
- [2025 Vendors](https://corpm.org/2025-event/2025-vendors/): All Vendor tables for 2025 are sold out! Azatrax Bill Johnson Chessie System Historical Society Coastman’s Scenic Products Colorado Model Railroad Museum Denver South Park & Pacific Historic Society Dubkir Media Home Shops LLC InterMountain Railway Company Iowa Scaled Engineering Kadee Quality Products Jon Myers Neal’s N-Gauging Trains Nix Trainz Rapido Trains, Inc. Rhett Neufeld Rio Grande Modeling and Historic Society Roka Prototype Models Roy Johnson San Juan Model Co SoundTraxx Sunset Models Spring Creek Model Trains Wolf Design Maps All the vendors attending, in this image, also shown on the Vendor Loading map (outdated as of 2025.09.10), and a […]
- [2025 Sponsors](https://corpm.org/2025-event/2025-sponsors/): The Colorado Rail Prototype Modelers Meet is proudly sponsored by the following entities. To thank them for their time and resources, please visit their sites for news and their products and/or services. If you would like to help sponsor this event please complete this form and email or mail it back. Presenting Sponsors: Colorado Model Railroad Museum Rocky Mountain Region, NMRA Northern Colorado Division NMRA https://cmrm.org/ https://rmr-nmra.org/ https://rmr-nmra.org/northerncoloradodiv.htm Platinum Sponsors: Iowa Scaled Engineeringhttps://www.iascaled.com Gold Sponsors: HomeShops, Limited Edition Designs, Freelance Div.https://homeshops.net/ San Juan Model Company — San Juan Model Co.https://sanjuanmodelco.com/ Jason Jensen Trainshttps://jasonjensentrains.com/ Silver Sponsors: Kadee – The Coupler People […]
- [Venue Layouts](https://corpm.org/2025-event/2025-layouts/venue-layouts/): Layout space is all filled up! Ask again in 2026. Feedback from our first Colorado RPM was that people wanted layouts there too, so the 2025 Colorado RPM created space for layouts as well. There will be 11 layouts at the Colorado RPM (as shown on the map), including: Layout Set Up: Friday, September 26th, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm (vehicles allowed inside from 8:00 am till noon )Saturday, September 27th, 7:00 am – 9:00 am; RPM 9:00 am till 5:00 pm; Doors locked again at 6:00 pmSunday, September 28th, 7:00 am – 9:00 am; ; RPM 9:00 am till […]
- [2025 Clinics](https://corpm.org/2025-event/2025-clinics/): The 2025 Colorado RPM will have three clinic rooms! Please let us know what you would like to hear or what you would be willing to present! Send your requests or clinic ideas to George Bogatiuk at georgeb@soundtraxx.com ——————————————————————————————–
- [Restaurants](https://corpm.org/lodging/hungry-and-or-thirsty-in-greeley/): Here is a short list of some of the restaurants in downtown Greeley. The city has lots of wonderful places to eat and we thought we’d make it a bit easier by providing you the names and addresses of some of our favorite establishments within walking distance to the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. Click download below for the list in a printable pdf. Restaurants / Cafes Aunt Helens Café and Wine Bar800 8th AvenueGreeley CO 80631970-515-6542 The Bakery918 8th AvenueGreeley CO 80631970-356-2806 The Country Inn1415 8th AvenueGreeley CO 80631970-460-6345 The Cow Saloon and Eatery800 9th StreetGreeley CO 80631970-356-5520 Austin’s American […]
- [Things to do](https://corpm.org/things-to-do/): Any day before or after the RPM: 9 am to 5 pm: Visit the Colorado Railroad Museum (closed on Mondays) Railfan North Yard in Denver (they kick cars up the ladder on some occasions) On Friday: 10 am to 6 pm: Visit the Rocky Mountain Train Supply store 12 pm to 5 pm: Open house / layout visits
- [Parking](https://corpm.org/lodging/parking/): Parking is free. Please use the south and west parking lots at the event center. Entrance is on the south side of the building. See this pdf for the map. All of downtown Greeley parking is also free on Satruday and Sunday.
- [Lodging](https://corpm.org/lodging/)
- [2024 Vendors](https://corpm.org/vendors-24/)
- [2024 Layouts](https://corpm.org/open-house-24/): 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 […]
- [2024 Clinics](https://corpm.org/clinics-24/): We had 45 minutes of listen and learn from the fountain of knowledge!
- [About...](https://corpm.org/home/about/): What is a Railroad Prototype Modelers (RPM) meet? Railroad Prototype Modeler events have been growing in popularity over the last decade. It’s an event where prototype details are discussed and modeling techniques are shared. There are three main components of an RPM meet: presentations, a model display area, and a vendor area. Presentations can range across the spectrum of rail history and modeling prototypes, including industries and facilities. Layouts are also welcomed if there is space at certain RPM meets. The model display area is where hundreds of models are displayed that offer inspiration for your own efforts. At many […]
- [2024 Event](https://corpm.org/2024-event/): Location and TimeDate: Saturday, September 21st, 2024Time: 9:00am – 8:00pm Venues:Zoe’s Cafe and Event Center715 10th St, Greeley, CO 80631 Colorado Model Railroad Museum680 10th St, Greeley, CO 80631 Schedule:Set Up: 8:00am – 9:00am (Model info sheet)Coffee Shop Open: 8:00am – 11:00amShow: 9:00am – 5:00pmClinics: click here for scheduleTakedown: 5:00pmOpen House at CMRM: 5:00pm – 8:00pm with free dinner for attendees who register by September 2nd Lodging in Greeley: Comfort Inn & Suites Greeley Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Greeley, CO Currier Inn Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Greeley at Lincoln Park, use code 000318542 for the group discount Google […]
- [2024 Sponsors](https://corpm.org/corpm-sponsors-24/): The Colorado Rail Prototype Modelers Meet is proudly sponsored by the following entities. To thank them for their time and resources, please visit their sites for news and their products and/or services. If you would like to help sponsor this event please download and use this form. Who created this event? This event was created and executed by the Colorado Model Railroad Museum and the Colorado RPM Team, and partnered with the Northern Colorado Division of the NMRA, in an effort to create fellowship in the hobby. The Rocky Mountain Region is providing liability insurance through the NMRA. We hope […]
- [Registration](https://corpm.org/2025-event/registration/): Registration for 2026 will be $40 for the event. This will include both days of the event plus the additional Friday layout tours and CMRM operating session at 6 pm (spaces are limited, with preference given to out of town guests. Sign-ups will be done closer to the event.) Watch this page for when online registration opens. The fillable/printable resgistration form is being prepared. The One Day Registration is $25 per at the door. The one day pass does not include the layout tours and operating session. The full event registration includes access to the open house at the Colorado […]
- [News](https://corpm.org/home/news/)
- [Home](https://corpm.org/): Welcome to the Colorado Rail Prototype Modelers Meet website! Join us October 16th, 17th & 18th, 2026! The 2026 Event Flyer… Proudly sponsored by: Iowa Scaled Engineeringhttps://www.iascaled.com And featuring again in 2026, the Freelance Forum… and the Narrow Gauge Gathering…


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