RGM&HS Members benefits with Western Pacific Railroad Museum

The Society is proud to announce a new benefit to existing members of the RGM&HS.  Recently the RGM&HS as a 501(c)3 became an institutional member of The Feather River Rail Society.  Your RGMHS membership now gets you free admission and a gift shop discount at the WPRM museum. In Portola,

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The Society announces our first book

The Rio Grande T-12 Locomotive and the Return of the 168 by Jerry Day The book covers the operational history of each of the Rio Grande’s twelve 4-6-0, T-12 passenger locomotives, placed in service in 1883 and 1884 on their narrow gauge routes. And, the book specifically covers the restoration

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Rio Grande Product Announcements – June 2021

We try to capture the significant D&RGW models for Rio Grande modelers in the our Rio Grande Model News section of The Green Light Newsletter.  Here are the new product announcements that were in the June 2021 edition sent to members. If we missed a product announcement, or you have

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October 2018 Green Light

October's Green Light hot off the press right at the end of the month.  In this month's of the Green Light we've got the following lined-up for you: DRGW 5401 Finds "Forever Home" at Colorado Railroad Museum by Kevin Morgan RGM&HS Society News: Message from President's Office by Mike Carlson

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The Prospector Volume 17 Issue 4 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 17 Number 4 started being mailed out this week from our printer. Both Foreign and Domestic members should start seeing your issue delivered in the next week or so to your mailbox.  If you are not an RGM&HS member, (although

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Recap of 2018 Annual RGM&HS Board Meeting

During the RGM&HS Annual Broad of Trustees meeting last weekend  elections for Society Officers were held. Jeff Pierce was elected to fill the vacated Vice President role.  Matt Darling and Wes Ackerman were also elected to board Of Trustee positions. Changes to Society's Incorporation, We've moved our non-profit corporation from

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The Prospector Volume 17, Issue 3 Has Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 17 Number 3 started being mailed out this week from our printer. This issue contains five articles of interest to standard gauge, narrow gauge and modeling members. The first is an article on 2018 RGM&HS Convention Highlight Modeling a Meat

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July 2018 Green Light

Current RGM&HS society members started receiving the July 2018 Green Light via e-mail starting Thursday morning. The July edition of the newsletter including society news, including an update on the 2018 RGM&HS Convention, "Rio Grande" news, photos. We welcome comments and feedback from the members who have received the Green

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2019 Rio Grande Color Calendar by McMillan Publications

The Society received the 2019 Rio Grande Calendar this week, just in time for the RGM&HS Convention in Kansas City. The 2019 calendar features 13 large views of D&RGW standard gauge trains; one scene to a month: January 2019 through January 2020. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14 x

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RGM&HS Exhibit Booth at the 2018 TCA Train Show

We will have the RGM&HS exhibit at the TCA show next weekend, July 28-29.   The venue will be at: Forney Museum of Transportation 4303 Brighton Blvd Denver, CO 80216 This is near the National Western complex off I-70 & Brighton Blvd..   Show hours will be 9am to 5pm

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